DICTOMETER

FORHØYNING (Norwegian for "elevation")

(elevation, eminence, eminencia)

1. Synonyms:
   • Elevation
   • Lift
   • Raising
   Definitions:
   • the event of something being raised upward
   Examples:
   • An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
   • A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Acme
   • Height
   • Elevation
   • Peak
   • Pinnacle
   • Summit
   • Superlative
   • Meridian
   • Tiptop
   • Top
   Definitions:
   • the highest level or degree attainable
   • the highest stage of development
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Elevation
   • EL
   • Altitude
   • ALT
   Definitions:
   • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Natural elevation
   • Elevation
   Definitions:
   • a raised or elevated geological formation
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Elevation
   Definitions:
   • distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
   Examples:
   • There was snow at the higher elevations
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Elevation
   Definitions:
   • (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
   Examples:
   • A dancer of exceptional elevation
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Elevation
   Definitions:
   • drawing of an exterior of a structure
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Aggrandizement
   • Aggrandisement
   • Elevation
   Definitions:
   • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
   Examples:
   • The aggrandizement of the king
   • His elevation to cardinal