[el.e.va.tion] n (14c) 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 ballet dancer's or a skater'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 esp. on the skin
5: the quality or state of being elevated
6: a geometrical projection (as of a building) on a vertical plane syn see height