Elevation



noun
1.
(elevating, being elevated, the altitude of a place, a plan or drawing showing one side of a structures high position. height above sea level) elevation of a mountain កម្ពស់ elevation of a statue ប្បើក (ការលើក) ការឡើងខ្ពស់
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការលើកតម្កើងកម្ពស់, សេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូរ
3.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) រយៈកំពស់, ការលើកឡើង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
3.
Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation.
4.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
5.
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.
6.
The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
7.
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 o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction.