Elevation



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解释

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• n. 提高
• ［英］ 提高, 被提高 ( elevated)
• ［类］ 反义词: debasement ( 降低)
• ［记］ elevate+ion

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. the height to which something is elevated: as
  • a. the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon
  • b. the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon
  • c. the height above the level of the sea ; altitude
• 2. a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air; also the ability to achieve an elevation
• 3. an act or instance of elevating
• 4. something that is elevated: as
  • a. an elevated place
  • b. a swelling especially on the skin
• 5. the quality or state of being elevated
• 6. a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure
• Synonyms: see height

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