Elevation

(noun.) drawing of an exterior of a structure.

(noun.) (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; 'a dancer of exceptional elevation'.

(noun.) distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); 'there was snow at the higher elevations'.

(noun.) the event of something being raised upward; 'an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon'; 'a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity'.

(noun.) angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

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• We should endeavor to secure an elevation in temperature of from 120 to 140 deg. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• A diagrammatic sketch of this remarkable machine is shown in Fig. 5, which shows a front elevation with the casings, hopper, etc. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• He wanted to train me to an elevation I could never reach; it racked me hourly to aspire to the standard he uplifted. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Thus the digging they did counted in making a depression to stand in, and increased the elevation in front of them. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The very excess of our misery carried a relief with it, giving sublimity and elevation to sorrow. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The latter stands on the plain at the foot of Popocatapetl, at an elevation of about eight thousand feet above tide water. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The elevation of the table is proportionate to the quantity of water injected, and the power proportionate to the receptive areas of the pump and the cylinder. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable elevation, with facility and safety. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• For the grounds of action, sir,' continued Dodson, with moral elevation in his air, 'you will consult your own conscience and your own feelings. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• And, indeed, Veneering is much relieved in mind to find that Podsnap betrays no jealousy of Twemlow's elevation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Great as is the force at work, ages are required to produce a range of mountains like the Cordilleras; moreover, progress is not uniform and subsid ence may alternate with elevation. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Their path was not over Rainbarrow now, but down a valley which left that ancient elevation a little to the east. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• During the alternate periods of elevation and of stationary level the record will generally be blank. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The water in the drainage canal is about ten feet below the bottom of the canal, or at elevation +30. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The accompanying woodcuts represent an elevation of the Rocket, and a section of its boiler. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The important elevations within the line had all been carefully fortified and supplied with a proper armament. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Among the elevations so fortified was one to the east of the town, named Fort Wood. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The gun is 16-2/3 feet long and is fired only at elevations between 45° and 65°. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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