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Definitions: Elevation |
ElevationNoun1. The event of something being raised upward. 2. The highest level or degree attainable: "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". 3. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). 4. A raised or elevated geological formation. 5. Distance of something above a reference point. 6. Drawing of an exterior of a structure. 7. The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something. 8. The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "elevation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Aerospace | = angle of elevation. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The upward tilt to a satellite antenna measured in degrees required to aim the antenna at the communications satellite. Source: European Union. (references) |
Energy | 1) The height above sea level (altitude);2) A geometrical projection, such as a building, on a plane perpendicular to thehorizon. (references) |
Geography | The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A general term for a topographic feature of any size that rises above the adjacent land or the surrounding ocean bottom; a place or station that is elevated. The vertical distance from a datum (usually mean sea level) to a point or object on the Earth's surface; esp. the height of a ground point above the level of the sea. The term is used synonymously with altitude in referring to distance above sea level, but in modern surveying practice the term elevation is preferred to indicate heights on the Earth's surface, whereas altitude is used to indicate the heights of points inspace above the Earth's surface. (references) |
Science | Vertical distance or height above the Earth's surface. Elevation is commonly measured as the height above or below sea level. (references) |
| The angle at which an antenna must be pointed above the horizon for optimal reception from a spacecraft. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In drafting, an elevation is a two-dimensional orthographic projection of a structure. Exterior front and side elevations are typically part of architectural drawings of buildings.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Elevation."
Synonyms: ElevationSynonyms: acme (n), aggrandisement (n), aggrandizement (n), altitude (n), heave (n), height (n), lift (n), natural elevation (n), peak (n), pinnacle (n), raise (n), raising (n), summit (n), superlative (n), top (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: natural depression (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Angularity | Angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity; trigonometry, goniometry; altimetry; clinometer, graphometer, goniometer; theodolite; sextant, quadrant; dichotomy. |
Disinterestedness | Noun: disinterestedness; Adjective: generosity; liberality, liberalism; altruism; benevolence; elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity; chivalry, chivalrous spirit; heroism, sublimity. |
Elevation | Noun: elevation; raising; Verb: erection, lift; sublevation, upheaval; sublimation, exaltation; prominence; (convexity). |
Height | Noun: height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness; Adjective: sublimity. |
Improvement | Noun: improvement; amelioration, melioration; betterment; mend, amendment, emendation; mending; Verb: advancement; advance; (progress); ascent; promotion, preferment; elevation; increase; cultivation, civilization; culture, march of intellect; menticulture; race-culture, eugenics. |
Representation | Map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan). |
Repute | Elevation; ascent; superaltation, exaltation; dignification, aggrandizement. dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification. |
Verticality | Elevation, erection; square, plumb line, plummet. |
Vigor | Noun: vigor, power, force; boldness, raciness; Adjective: intellectual, force; spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy; verve, glow, fire, warmth; strong language; gravity, sententiousness; elevation, loftiness, sublimity. |
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Lyrics | The goal is elevation ("Elevation"; performing artist: U2) | |
Movie/TV Titles | U2: Elevation 2001 Live From Boston (2001) Elevation (1989) | |
Song Titles | Elevation (performing artist: U2) | |
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 | Station Caribou after being struck by lightning - Elevation 9816 feet Elevation 9816 feet Triangulation party of William M. Scaife.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The old ring wall at Station Tushar Elevation 12132 feet Reconnaissance party of William Musseter.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Leveling operations on Anacapa Island Carrying elevation from bench mark up vertical cliff Note steel tape and lighthouse in background Level party of Lorne G. Taylor.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Breaking camp on Uncompahgre Peak - over 14,000 feet elevation During the 39th Parallel Survey Triangulation party of William Eimbeck.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | The sign at the Mauna Loa Observatory - Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Change. The Mauna Loa Observatory is at 3400 meters elevation, over 2 statute miles high. Here, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been measured for many years.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Center pivot irrigation using LESA (Low Elevation Spray Application) system. This type of application uses less water and reduces evaporation.Credit: Tim McCabe. |
 | Lily Lake, a high elevation wetland, at Steens Mountain, Oregon.Credit: Mark Armstrong. |  | View from Lookout Mountain. Sign Reads: "Lookout Mountain, Elevation 7120'.Credit: Unknown. |
 | Willard Asylum for the Insane : Branch- Infirmary for Women. Front elevation and first floor plan.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Rodent control] : [Rat-proofing by building elevation in New Orleans, 1914-1916].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Charles Sumner | The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man. |
William Hazlitt | The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity: of Spencer, remoteness: of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Marius remarked on this occasion that M. Fauchelevent talked well and even with a certain elevation of language. |
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Health | The elevation of the WBC is not an accurate indicator of severity. (references) | |
An elevation in the level of serum globulin can indicate the presence of cirrhosis of the liver. (references) | ||
Persons previously deferred for an isolated elevation in ALT only may now be reevaluated for donor eligibility. (references) | ||
Business | With a natural elevation of 440 meters, the park is located 15 kilometers from the Patagonian City, Comodoro Rivadavia and supplies enough energy for 7,000 homes. (references) | |
The proposed project plans to site the plant at a high elevation, allowing the gravity-fed delivery of the reclaimed waters to the maquiladoras in the region, non potable agricultural users and landscaping needs without the need for pumping costs. (references) | ||
Economic History | Honduras | Climate: Tropical to subtropical, depending on elevation. (references) |
Venezuela | Climate: Varies from tropical to temperate, depending on elevation. (references) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Terrain: Generally low-lying, with highest elevation 405 m. (1,330 ft.). (references) | |
Minorities | India | Members of each caste--and frequently each subcaste--are expected to fulfill a specific set of duties (known as dharma) in order to secure elevation to a higher caste through rebirth. (references) |
Political Economy | ECUADOR | Subsequent protest led to the removal of Mahuad from office and the elevation of Vice President Gustavo Noboa to the Presidency. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RANK, n. Relative elevation in the scale of human worth. He held at court a rank so high That other noblemen asked why. "Because," 'twas answered, "others lack His skill to scratch the royal back." Aramis Jukes |
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John Adams | 1797-1801 | That elevation of sentiment inspired by such a government, makes the common people brave and enterprising. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The public credit has attained an extraordinary elevation. |
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| "Elevation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Elevation" is used about 451 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 451 | 12,908 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "elevation". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ulla | N/A | Biblical | Elevation |
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Expressions using "elevation": aerodrome elevation ♦ Angle of elevation ♦ elevation angle ♦ elevation guidance ♦ elevation mechanism ♦ elevation of security ♦ Elevation of the host ♦ elevation plan ♦ elevation position indicator ♦ elevation scale ♦ elevation tint ♦ fire at extreme elevation ♦ fire at maximum elevation ♦ front elevation ♦ maximum elevation figure ♦ natural elevation ♦ quadrant elevation ♦ range elevation ♦ side elevation ♦ spot elevation. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "elevation": elevation-signalled. | |
Ending with "elevation": lower-elevation. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
elevation front garden | 656 |
elevation | 174 |
elevation map | 82 |
city elevation | 29 |
elevation u2 | 28 |
elevation certificate | 27 |
elevation front house | 26 |
elevation las vegas | 11 |
elevation pizzaman trippin u2 vs vs | 10 |
elevation front | 9 |
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| Language | Translations for "elevation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vend i ngritur (eminence), përmirësim (amelioration, amendment, betterment, development, enhancement, improvement, melioration, pickup, progress, rally, reclamation, refinement, reform, reformation, rise, upswing, upturn), ngritje (advance, ascension, boosting, building, cultivation, erection, flow, hoist, increase, jump, lifting up, progress, projection, prominence, prominency, putting up, raise, rise, rising, setting up, take off, uprise, upswing, uptake), ngjitje (adhesion, agglutination, ascension, ascent, boost, clamber, climbing, contagion, gluing, Mount, osculation, soldering, splice, sticking, transmission, up, upbeat, upgrade, welding), madhështi (brilliance, brilliancy, flamboyance, flamboyancy, glory, grandeur, grandiosity, majesty, pageantry, pomp, solemnity, splendor, splendour, state, sublimity), lartësim (exaltation, lifting up, raising, sublimate, sublimation), lartësi mbi nivelin e detit (height), lartësi mbi horizont, lartësi (altitude, altitudes, eminence, headway, height, highness, Hill, inches, level, loftiness, pitch, rise, stature, superiority, swell, swelling). (various references) | |
Arabic | نبل (grandeur, greatness, nobility, nobleness, royalty), تل (barrow, down, heap, highland, hill, hummock, knoll, monticule, mound), سمو (distinction, grace, sublimity, superiority), علو, إنتفاخ في الجلد, إرتفاع (advance, altitude, augment, heaviness, heaving, height, high, highness, inflation, loftiness, raise, rise, rising, upheaval), رفع (boost, brace, bring to his feet, bring up, cat, crane, dismiss, elevate, exalt, expand, fork out, heave, heighten, hike, hoist, hold up, inflate, jack, lever, leverage, lift, lifting, mount, pick, pick me up, pick up, promote, purchase, push up, put up with smth., raise, rear, rise, rising, rode, roll up, scroll, send up, set up, sling, take up, thrust, turn up, up-end, upheave, uphold, uplift), رابية (barrow, hill, hillock, hummock, hump, mound, tuft). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | разрез (cut, section, slash, slit, slot), кота (height), възвишеност (dignity, eminence, grandeur, loftiness), вертикално насочване на оръдие, височина над хоризонта, височина (altitude, drop, gauntness, height, highness, key, loftiness, pitch, rise, upland), благородство (generosity, honor, honour, magnanimity, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness), издигане (advance, aggrandizement, ascension, ascent, erection, heave, hoist, levitation, lift, lifting, rise, rising, uptake). (various references) | |
Chinese | 海" (height above sea-level). (various references) | |
Czech | elevace, zdvíhání, vznešenost (ennoblement, gentility, grandeur, magnificence, magniloquence, stateliness, sublimity), vzletnost, vyvýšenina (hump, swelling), vyvýšení, vysoké postavení, výška (altitude, depth, height, loftiness, pitch, tallness, thickness), ušlechtilost (nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness), stoupání (ascension, gradient, pitch, rise, uproar), pozdvihování, nadmořská výška (altitude, height above sea level), nárys (draft, plan), námìr, bokorys. (various references) | |
Danish | elevation, vertikal projektion, stigning (apogean range, grade, gradient, lead, pitch, rise, slope, swell, twisting number, twisting number of a DNA, upgrade, upwards grade), standrids, rejsning (erection, uplift), opstalt, langskibsplan (sheer plan, sheer profile), hoejde over havet (altitude), hævning (jacking up, lifting, picking, raising, upheaval, uplift, uplift (of the earth's crust)). (various references) | |
Dutch | exaggeratio, elevatiehoek, ware hoogte (altitude), vertikalenplan (sheer plan, sheer profile), verergering (aggravation), overdrijving, opstand (crop, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, standing crop), aanzicht. (various references) | |
Finnish | elevaatio, sivukuva (side view), pystykuva. (various references) | |
French | altitude (ELEV), élévation. (various references) | |
German | erhöhung (acceleration, enhancement, enlargement, exaltation, heightening, Hill, improvement, increase, increment, intensification, raise, raising, ridge, rise), erhebung (census, elatedness, ennoblement, enquiry, exaltation, imposition, inquiry, investigation, levy, levying, mutiny, raising, revolt, rise, rising, survey, upheaval, uplift, uprising), Emporheben (lift up, raise, upheave, uplift), elevation, aufriss (outline, sketch). (various references) | |
Greek | ανύψωση (board, extension, heave, jacking up, lift, lifting, pull-up, push-up, raising, side, sideboard, side-extension, step-up, uplift), ύψωση (heave, levitation, lift, resurgence, rise, up beat). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ש'א (greatness, loftiness), "תעלות (exaltation), "עלא" (increase, lifting, promotion, raise, raising), "'ב"" (jacking, lifting, raising), 'וב" (altitude, exaltation, height, high, highness, pitch, tallness), 'ב (back, by, hind part of, near, rim), רוממות (dignity, grandeur, grandiosity, highness, majesty, serenity, superiority), רום (height, highness, level), צמיח" (growth, sprouting, uplifting), וף (height, landscape, panorama, prospect, scene, scenery, view, vista). (various references) | |
Hungarian | magasztosság (dignity, grandeur, majesty, sublimeness), emelés (enthronement, enthronization, erection, heave, hoist, lift, lifting, raising), tengerszint feletti magasság (altitude), szögmagasság látóhatár fölött, magasság (altitude, depth, height, highness, loftiness, tallness), magaslat (altitude, bulge, eminence, height, high ground, Hill, hummock, pitch, prominence, rise, rising ground), homlokrajz, fennköltség (dignity, loftiness, noble-mindedness, sublimeness), emelkedettség (eminence, highness, loftiness), emelkedés (ascent, boost, climax, climb, eminence, enactment, heave, heaving, hill lift, lift, lifting, raise, raising, recovery, rise, uptrend), eleváció, domb (eminence, hill, how, hump, kip, knoll, mound, Mount, prominence, rise, rising ground). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pengangkatan (adoption, appointment). (various references) | |
Italian | elevazione (height, lift). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 高距 , 高所 (broad view, heights, high altitude), 高まり (rise, swell, upsurge), 高台 (high ground), 立面図 , 標高 (height above sea level), エル"ー盤 (aerogram, angel, elbow, Electone, Electra complex, electric, electric guitar, electricity, electroluminescence, electron, electronic, electronic banking, electronic cooking, electronic cottage, electronic file, electronic mail, electronic money, electronic music, electronic office, electronic sound, electronics, elegance, elegant, elegy, element, elementary, elevator, elf, elm, elocution, elven, encapsulation, enclosure, encode, encoder, encoding, encounter, encyclopedia, engage, engagement, engagement ring, engine, engine brake, engineer, engineering, engineering plastics, enjoy, erect, erection, erogenous zone, Eroica, Eros, erotic, erotic and grotesque, erotic and grotesque nonsense, erotic production, erotica, eroticism, erotism, erotomania, Herman, Hermes, ignition key, long-playing record, LP), 向上 (advancement, improvement, progress, rise). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たかまり (rise, swell, upsurge), たか い (high ground), ひょう"う (height above sea level), "うしょ (broad view, facing the heat, government office, heights, high altitude, interpretation of a book, neglecting, purchased books, purchasing books, slighting, trifling), "うきょ (canal, death, demise, ditch, Imperial Palace, official government permission, opposition, resistance, sewer), "うじょう (advancement, bank of a large river, code of morals, colloid, compromise, concession, constancy, factory, favour, friendship, hospitality, improvement, intimacy, kindness, mill, moral principles, plant, progress, rise, ruined castle, siege, speech, vocal message, workshop), りつめ"ず, エレベーション , エレベ . (various references) | |
Korean | 각. (various references) | |
Manx | yrjey (higher), yrjaghey (draw, elate, elation, enhance, exalt, exaltation, exhilarate, exhilaration, go up, heighten, hoist, raise, retract, rise), ooaslid (highness), caslys (appearance, design, drawing, illustration, imitation, painting, picture, shape), ard-cheim (dignity, eminence, high intelligence). (various references) | |
Norwegian | høyning, høyde (altitude, height). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elevationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | elevação (ascension, banking, cant of the track, eminence, exaltation, greatness, headway, heatspot, heave, height, highness, ledge, lift, lifting, loftiness, raise, rise, rising, sublimation, superelevation of the outer rail, superelevation of the track, up, upheaval, uplift, uprise). (various references) | |
Romanian | elevaţie, vizare, secţiune verticalã, ridicare (adjournment, ascension, erection, growth, heave, heft, hoist, lift, raise, raising, removal, rise, rising, round up, shrug, uplift, upturning), nobleţe (generosity, gentility, loftiness, magnanimity, nobility), mãreţie (brilliance, brilliancy, gorgeousness, grandeur, greatness, height, loftiness, magnificence, majesty, mightiness, splendor, splendour), deal (ascent, down, eminence, height, Hill, Mount, vineyard), cotã (altitude, lot, quota, quotation, share, sum), colinã (eminence, Hill, hillock, knob, knoll, mound), înãlţime (altitude, eminence, height, highness, inch, lift, loftiness, pitch, summit, superiority, top), înãlţare (erection, exaltation, hoist, lift, raising, rise, rising, upsurge). (various references) | |
Russian | угол возвышения, угол прицеливания (angle of sight), фасад (facade, face, faзade, front, frontage), высота над уровнем моря, возвышение (eminence, exaltation, podium, raised platform, rising, sublimation, torus), величие (augustness, grandeur, greatness, mightiness, royalty), вид сбоку (side elevation, side-view), профиль (contour, cross section, cutout, profile, shape, side view, side-view), подъем (acclivity, ascent, climb, heave, heaving, hoist, instep, lift, lifting, raise, reveille, rise, rouse, take off, up, upgrade, uplift, uprise, upsurge, upswing, upturn, verve), поднятие (aggradation, hoist, lift). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | elevacija, visina (altitude, astro altitude, height, highness, inches, level, tallness), projekat (layout, plan, project), dizanje (heave, heaving, lift, lifting, rise, rising, setting up, uprising). (various references) | |
Spanish | elevación (altitude, height, hoisting, jacking up, lift, lifting, raising), alzado (elevated, fixed, gathering, raised, vain). (various references) | |
Swedish | upphöjelse (exaltation), elevation. (various references) | |
Turkish | eğim (bevel, cant, declination, dip, fall, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, my better half, obliquity, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, tip), yükseltme (aggrandizement, boost, exaltation, lift, promotion, strengthening, superelevation, swelling), yükselti (altitude, ridge, rise), yükseklik (acro-, altitude, extent, height, highness, loftiness, rise, steepness, swell), moral verme, kaldırma (abolition, defeasance, heave, heaving, hoist, lift, lifting, pickup, raising, superelevation, uptake), irtifa (altitude, gradient, height), dikey kesit. (various references) | |
Ukranian | велич (dignity, grandeur, greatness, magnitude, mightiness, nobility, splendor, splendour), височина (eminence, height), підняття (lift, uprise), піднесеність (highness, loftiness, sublimity). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính cao thượng (nobility, sublimity), sự ngẩng lên, sự nâng lên (lift, raise, uplift), sự giương lên, sự đưa lên (rise, risen, uplift), mặt chiếu tính cao cả. (various references) | |
Welsh | dyrchafiad (advancement, promotion). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ardua, exaltatio, exaltatione, exaltationes, sublimitas, tribunal. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | puie, puy. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "elevation": elevations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "elevation": superelevation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "elevation": superelevations. (additional references) | |
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"Elevation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: allevation, elegation, elevaction, elevatio, eleviation, Levaton. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "elevation" (pronounced e'luvā"shun) |
| 6 | -u v ā" sh u n | activation, aggravation, depravation, deprivation, derivation, excavation, innovation, motivation, renovation. |
| 5 | -v ā" sh u n | conservation, cultivation, inactivation, observation, ovation, preservation, privation, reservation, salvation, starvation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depreciation, depredation, deregulation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, pressurization, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-n-o-t-v" | |
-2 letters: elation, elative, lineate, naivete, toenail, veinlet, ventail, violate, violent, volante. | |
-3 letters: alevin, alvine, elevon, entail, entoil, eolian, etalon, etoile, lateen, latino, leaven, levant, native, oleate, oleine, talion, tenail, teniae, tineal, tolane, valine, veinal, velate, venial, vineal, violet, volant. | |
-4 letters: alien, aline, alive, aloin, alone, anele, anile, anole, anvil, atone, avion, eaten, elain, elate, elint, elite, eloin, enate, entia, envoi, event, evite, inlet, laevo, laten, leant, leave, lento, leone, levin, liane, lieve, liven, lovat, naevi, naive, navel, nieve, nival, notal, novae, novel, oaten, olein, olive, ovate, ovine, talon, telae, telia, teloi, tenia, tinea, toile, tolan, tonal, valet, veena, venae, venal, vinal, viola, vitae, vital, voila, voile, volta, volte, volti. | |
-5 letters: aeon, alee, alit, aloe, alto, anil, ante, anti, eave, elan, enol, etna, even, evil, ilea, into, iota, lain, lane, late, lati, lave, lean, leet, leno, lent, leva, levo, lien, line, lino, lint, lion, lite, live, loan, loin, lone, lota, loti, love, nail, naoi, nave, neat, neve, nevi, nite, noel, noil, nota, note, nova, olea, oval, oven, tael, tail, tain, tale, tali, teal, teel, teen, tela, tele, tile, tine, toea, toil, tola, tole, tone, vail, vain, vale, vane, veal, veil, vein, vela, vena, vent, veto, vial, vile, vina, vine, vino, viol, vita, vole, volt, vote. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-l-n-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: elevations, revelation. | |
+2 letters: enteroviral, nonrelative, overinflate, revelations. | |
+3 letters: antiviolence, nonrelatives, overinflated, overinflates, reevaluation, vegetational, ventromedial, volatileness. | |
+4 letters: contemplative, convertiplane, countervailed, environmental, interpolative, inviolateness, nonequivalent, nonevaluative, overemotional, reevaluations, ultraviolence. | |
+5 letters: conglomerative, conservatively, contemplatives, convertiplanes, evangelization, intervalometer, nonequivalents, nonspeculative, overcentralize, overevaluation, overregulating, overregulation, predevaluation, superelevation, ultraviolences, volatilenesses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 65 76 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). .-.. . ...- .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101100 01100101 01110110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E l e v a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 0065 0076 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)397871886786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Derived from 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Orthography 22. Bibliography |
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