Main entry: aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation
Definition: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Usage: the aggrandizement of the king; his elevation to cardinal
Main entry: elevation
Definition: drawing of an exterior of a structure
Main entry: elevation
Definition: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
Usage: a dancer of exceptional elevation
Main entry: elevation
Definition: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Usage: there was snow at the higher elevations
Main entry: lift, raising, elevation
Definition: the event of something being raised upward
Usage: an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon; a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
Main entry: natural elevation, elevation
Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation
Main entry: ALT, altitude, EL, elevation
Definition: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Main entry: meridian, height, tiptop, top, summit, superlative, acme, pinnacle, peak, elevation
Definition: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Usage: 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