Elevation vs. Altitude
Elevationnoun
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
Elevationnoun
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
Elevationnoun
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
Elevationnoun
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
Elevationnoun
The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
Elevationnoun
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.
Elevationnoun
(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.
Elevationnoun
(Christianity) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
Elevationnoun
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; - said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
Elevationnoun
Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation.
Elevationnoun
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
Elevationnoun
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.
Elevationnoun
The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Elevationnoun
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 o sight; - distinguished from direction.
Elevationnoun
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.
Elevationnoun
the event of something being raised upward;
Elevationnoun
the highest level or degree attainable;
Elevationnoun
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Elevationnoun
a raised or elevated geological formation
Elevationnoun
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level);
Elevationnoun
(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump;
Elevationnoun
drawing of an exterior of a structure
Elevationnoun
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something;
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Vertical datum). The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.
Altitudenoun
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
Altitudenoun
A vertical distance.
Altitudenoun
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
Altitudenoun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
Altitudenoun
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Altitudenoun
Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
Altitudenoun
Highest point or degree.
Altitudenoun
Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree.
Altitudenoun
The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon.
Altitudenoun
The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.
Altitudenoun
Height of degree; highest point or degree.
Altitudenoun
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Altitudenoun
Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
Altitudenoun
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;
Altitudenoun
the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
Altitudenoun
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Altitude
Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure).
