Definition of elevation

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • elevation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • elevation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • elevation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of elevation


  • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alt
    2. altitude
    3. el
  • the event of something being raised upward (noun)

    Examples

    1. an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon

    Synonyms

    1. lift
    2. raising
  • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. his elevation to cardinal

    Synonyms

    1. aggrandisement
    2. aggrandizement
  • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. acme
    2. height
    3. meridian
    4. peak
    5. pinnacle
    6. summit
    7. superlative
    8. tiptop
    9. top
  • a raised or elevated geological formation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. natural elevation
  • (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump (noun)

    Examples

    1. a dancer of exceptional elevation
  • distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was snow at the higher elevations
  • drawing of an exterior of a structure (noun)

See definition of elevation in Merriam Webster