[{"word":"elevation","phonetic":"/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character"},{"definition":"The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A hill is an elevation of the ground."},{"definition":"The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the elevation of the pole, or of a star"},{"definition":"The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["demotion","depression","diminishment","disgust","reduction"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elevation"]}]