elevation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the event of something being raised upward
  2. noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  3. noun angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Etymology

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.

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Synonyms

lift, raising

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