English-Swedish translations for elevation

• höjd en
  På hög höjd blir atmosfären tunnare.
  Vi har mätt tavlans höjd till 1,2 m.
  Vi var på en höjd med fantastisk utsikt!
• höjning en

Definition of elevation

• The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc
• The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation
• The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands
• 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
• The raising of the host#Noun_3|host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service

Examples

• the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character
• A hill is an elevation of the ground.
• the elevation of the pole, or of a star

Related words

• superelevation
• angle of elevation
• satellite angular elevation
• back elevation