elevation

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Synonyms: relevation, levation, elation, enervation, delegation, elevating, relegation, elixation, elevator, election, legation

Antonyms: relevation, levation, elation, enervation, delegation, elevating, relegation, elixation, elevator, election, legation

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Noun

1. The act of [[raising]] from a lower place, condition, or quality to a [[higher]]; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
2. The condition of being or feeling [[elevated]]; [[heightened]]; [[exaltation]].
3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
4. {{lb|en|astronomy}} The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
5. The measured vertical distance from the [[peak]] of a mountain or hill to its bordering [[lowland]]s.
6. The angle which the [[gnomon]] makes with the [[substylar]] line.
7. 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 of sight]]; distinguished from [[direction]].
8. {{lb|en|architecture}} 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.
9. {{lb|en|Christianity|chiefly|Roman Catholicism}} The raising of the [[host#Noun_3|host]]—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
10. {{lb|en|UK|obsolete|uncountable}} An [[opium]] mixture used in the [[Fens]] to improve the mood and prevent [[malaria]].

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