Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation.
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) 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 o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) 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 orthography..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye..
Elevator :: Elevator (n.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone.
Elevatory :: Elevatory (a.) Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces..