For Elevation we have terms and definitions in 19 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Architecture, Car Design, Cartographic, Construction, Dam, Energy, Fish, Geography, Hunting, Interior Design, Plumbing, Real Estate, Roofing, Satellite Tv, Technical Illustration, Water and Weather.

Elevation (Anthromorphemics)

A measurement of vertical distance in mapping.

Elevation (Anthropology)

A measurement of vertical distance in mapping.

Elevation (Architecture)

An orthographic view of some vertical feature of a house. (Front, rear, side, interior elevation)

Elevation (Car Design)

As seen in front, rear or side views. A side elevation, for example, is a side view. (The plan or top view is not defined as an elevation.)

Elevation (Cartographic)

Vertical distance of a point above or below a reference surface or datum.

Elevation (Construction)

The drawings of the front, sides, or rear face of a building.

Elevation (Dam)

Height in feet above sea level.

Elevation (Energy)

1) The height above sea level (altitude); 2) A geometrical projection, such as a building, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon.

Elevation (Fish)

Height in feet above sea level.

Elevation (Geography)

The height of a point on the Earth's surface above sea level.

Elevation (Hunting)

The distance of a point above a specified surface of constant potential; the distance is measured along the direction of gravity between the point and the surface.

Elevation (Interior Design)

Scaled drawing depicting details of an exterior or interior wall

Elevation (Plumbing)

The vertical distance between the level where fluid enters a pipe and the level where it leaves. It must be added to the Total Discharge Head if the inlet is lower than the outlet and subtracted if the inlet is higher.

Elevation (Real Estate)

1) Height above sea level. 2) The height measured from any point, such as the elevation from a floor. Vertical elevation.

Elevation (Roofing)

A side of a building.

Elevation (Satellite Tv)

The elevation is the upward tilt of a satellite dish antenna required to aim it at the communications satellite, measured in degrees. When aimed at the horizon, the elevation angle is zero.

Elevation (Technical Illustration)

(n) A drawing of a facade of a structure.

Elevation (Water)

The height or level of a lake. It is measured in feet above mean sea level. See mean sea level.

Elevation (Weather)

The measure of height with respect to a point on the earth's surface above mean sea level. Sometimes referred to as station elevation.

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