elevation
/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/
Erhebung
- Plural
- elevations
Bedeutungen
- 1
Erhebung
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc
- 2
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The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation
- 3
Erhebung
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station
- 4
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The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitudeselten
- 5
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The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlandsselten
- 6
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The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar lineselten
- 7
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The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from directionselten
- 8
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A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthographyselten
- 9
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The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion serviceselten
- 10
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An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malariaselten