elevation (
http://definr.com/elevation)
n 1: the event of something being raised upward [syn:
lift,
raising]
2: the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were
deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at
their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of
perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted
Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his
ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man";
"at the top of his profession" [syn:
acme,
height,
peak,
pinnacle,
summit,
superlative,
top]
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a
celestial object) [syn:
EL,
altitude,
ALT]
4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {natural
elevation}] [ant:
natural depression]
5: distance of something above a reference point
6: drawing of an exterior of a structure
7: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or
scope of something [syn:
aggrandizement,
aggrandisement]
8: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
getting ladders up" [syn:
lift,
raise,
heave]