Synonyms: 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
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Synonyms: elevation
Definition: drawing of an exterior of a structure
Similar words: architectural plan, plan
Definition: scale drawing of a structure
Usage: the plans for City Hall were on file
Synonyms: elevation
Definition: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
Usage: a dancer of exceptional elevation
Synonyms: elevation
Definition: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Usage: there was snow at the higher elevations
Similar words: distance
Definition: the property created by the space between two objects or points
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Synonyms: natural elevation, elevation
Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation
Similar words: geological formation, formation
Definition: (geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonyms: ALT, altitude, EL, elevation
Definition: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Similar words: angular position
Definition: relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: level, stage, point, degree
Definition: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Usage: a remarkable degree of frankness; at what stage are the social sciences?