elevation in WordNet English dictionary

1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   "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"
   acme  height  elevation  peak  pinnacle  summit  superlative  meridian  tiptop  top 
   
2. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
   "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
   aggrandizement  aggrandisement  elevation 
   
3. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
   elevation  EL  altitude  ALT 
   
4. drawing of an exterior of a structure
   elevation 
   
5. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
   "there was snow at the higher elevations"
   elevation 
   
6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
   "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
   elevation 
   
7. the event of something being raised upward
   "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
   elevation  lift  raising 
   
8. a raised or elevated geological formation
   natural elevation  elevation