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• elevation — ► NOUN 1) the action of elevating or the fact of being elevated. 2) height above a given level, especially sea level. 3) the angle of something with the horizontal. 4) a particular side of a building. 5) a scale drawing showing the vertical… …   English terms dictionary

• side — [adj] minor; flanking ancillary, incidental, indirect, lateral, lesser, marginal, not the main, oblique, off center, postern, roundabout, secondary, sidelong, sideward, sideways, sidewise, skirting, subordinate, subsidiary, superficial; concept… …   New thesaurus

• elevation — [el΄ə vā′shən] n. [ME elevacioun < OFr elevacion < L elevatio] 1. an elevating or being elevated 2. a high place or position 3. height above a surface, as of the earth 4. a) the ability of a dancer to attain height in the air while… …   English World dictionary

• Elevation (view) — ] An elevation is an orthographic projection of a 3 dimensional object from the position of a horizontal plane beside an object. In other words, an elevation is a side view as viewed from the front, back, left or right.An elevation is a common… …   Wikipedia

• elevation — el|e|va|tion [ˌelıˈveıʃən] n 1.) [singular] a height above the level of the sea elevation of ▪ The road climbs steadily to an elevation of 1400 feet. 2.) [U] formal an act of moving someone to a more important rank or position elevation to ▪ her… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elevation — UK [ˌeləˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms elevation : singular elevation plural elevations 1) [countable] science the height of an area of land, usually measured from sea level 2) [countable] a side of a building as you would see it in a drawing by …   English dictionary

• side — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. surface, flank; aspect, point of view. See side, right, left, party. v. i. ally oneself (with) (see aid). II Terminal surface Nouns side, flank, quarter, lee, leeward, weather, windward; skirt,… …   English dictionary for students

• elevation — noun 1 (singular) a height above the level of the sea (+ of): The observatory is located on Mt Hopkins at an elevation of 2600m. 2 (U) formal a situation in which someone is given a more important rank or position: His sudden elevation to the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• elevation — el|e|va|tion [ ,elə veıʃn ] noun FORMAL 1. ) count the height of an area of land, usually measured from sea level 2. ) count TECHNICAL a side of a building as you would see it in a drawing by an ARCHITECT: The museum s front elevation faces the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• elevation — [[t]e̱lɪve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] elevations 1) N COUNT: with supp In architecture, an elevation is the front, back, or side of a building, or a drawing of one of these. [TECHNICAL] ...the addition of two storey wings on the north and south elevations. 2) N …   English dictionary

• Side valley — The terms side valley and tributary valley refer to valleys whose brook or river is confluent to a greater one.Upstream, the valleys can be classified in an increasing order which is equivalent to the usual orographic order: the tributaries are… …   Wikipedia