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.

That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

Astronomy, Natural sciences The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.

The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.

The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.

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.

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.

Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.

UK, Obsolete An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.