elevation
noun
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When you're hiking, you may be interested in knowing the highest elevation you'll be reaching. Psychologists use the term "mood elevation" to mean improvement in a patient's depression, and some leg ailments require elevation of the limb, usually so that it's higher than the heart for part of each day. Elevation can also mean "promotion;" thus, a vice president may be elevated to president, or a captain may be elevated to admiral.
Synonyms
- advancement
- ascent
- creation
- preference
- preferment
- promotion
- rise
- upgrade
- upgrading
Example Sentences
Lettie Teague, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The higher-elevation roads in Glacier typically close for the season in October. Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Some fell this weekend on Pikes Peak in Colorado, among other high-elevation spots. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Many of the 423 national parks are in arid, high-elevation regions, and thinner atmospheres and northern latitudes experience warming more rapidly. The Week Staff, The Week, 24 July 2022 With global sea levels expected to rise by an average of as much as 10 to 12 inches by 2050, lower-elevation neighborhoods such as East Boston and the Seaport are at risk of significant flooding in the coming decades. Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 Bangladesh, for instance, is a low-elevation coastal country on the front lines of rising sea levels and the flooding that comes with it. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 12 July 2022 This out-and-back offers 3,579-feet of elevation gain and views of everything from Palm Springs to Mexico, including the San Diego skyline. Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Traveling on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route featured tough trails and over 200,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022 See More Word History
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing elevation
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Medical Definition
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- promotion
- ascent
- advancement
- rise
- creation
- upgrading
- preferment
- preference
- exaltation
- upgrade
- magnification
- aggrandizement
- glorification
- ennoblement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reduction
- degradation
- abasement
- removal
- deposition
- demotion
- discharge
- overthrow
- dismissal
- suspension
- downgrade
- expulsion
- impeachment
- comedown
- ouster
- downfall
- fall
- disrating
- dethronement
- unseating
- unmaking
Synonyms & Similar Words
- hill
- mountain
- prominence
- mound
- eminence
- height
- highland
- knoll
- upland
- ridge
- cliff
- rise
- bluff
- hump
- altitude(s)
- plateau
- peak
- foothill
- crag
- tableland
- mount
- steep
- dome
- mesa
- butte
- alp
- hillock
- precipice
- hummock
- tor
- sierra
- table
- knob
- sugarloaf
- downs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lowland
- valley
- depression
- basin
- glen
- vale
- floodplain
- bottom
- plain
- hollow
- flat
- dale
- tidewater
- dell
- bottomland
- fen
- dingle
Synonyms & Similar Words
- altitude
- height
- inches
- stature
- tallness
- highness
- rise
- loftiness
Synonym Chooser
The words altitude and height are common synonyms of elevation. While all three words mean "vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it," altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land.
The words height and elevation can be used in similar contexts, but height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low.