ELEVATION

noun Date: 14th century the height to which something is elevated: as, the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon, the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon, the height above the level of the sea ; altitude , a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air, an act or instance of elevating, something that is elevated: as, an elevated place, a swelling especially on the skin, the quality or state of being elevated, a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure, see: height