That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
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 distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The angle which the style 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 geometricalprojection 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.
(Christianity) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
