elevation

n 1: the event of something being raised [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}]