Elevation vs. Altitude
Difference Between Elevation and Altitude
Elevationnoun
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or characterAltitudenoun
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.Elevationnoun
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
Altitudenoun
A vertical distance.
Elevationnoun
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.the elevation of the pole, or of a starAltitudenoun
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.Elevationnoun
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
Altitudenoun
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
Elevationnoun
The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
Altitudenoun
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Elevationnoun
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.
Altitudenoun
Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
Elevationnoun
(architecture) 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.
Altitudenoun
Highest point or degree.
Elevationnoun
(Christianity) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
Altitudenoun
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;
the altitude gave her a headacheElevationnoun
the event of something being raised upward;
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoona raising of the land resulting from volcanic activityAltitudenoun
the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
Elevationnoun
the highest level or degree attainable;
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beautythe artist's gifts are at their acmeat the height of her careerthe peak of perfectionsummer was at its peak...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of famethe summit of his ambitionso many highest superlatives achieved by manat the top of his professionAltitudenoun
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Elevationnoun
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Elevationnoun
a raised or elevated geological formation
Elevationnoun
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level);
there was snow at the higher elevationsElevationnoun
(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump;
a dancer of exceptional elevationElevationnoun
drawing of an exterior of a structure
Elevationnoun
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something;
the aggrandizement of the kinghis elevation to cardinal
