elev
8.4
Height above sea level for a place
- noun
- /ˈɛlɛv/
- Specialized
:
elevación
- The sign hammered into a tree where the trail forked said HAW KNOB, ELEV. 5,472 FEET.
Examples
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On the weather report, they mentioned the city had an elev of 300 feet above sea level.
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The mountain's elev of 10,000 feet was marked on the map.
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Hold the elev...
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Before starting the hike, we checked the elev of the summit to see if it was safe.
Synonyms
altitude
vselev
274
4.0
Height of a place measured from sea level or ground
is the abbreviated label preferred in compact technical displays
height
vselev
120
1.0
The distance of a place above sea level
is the shorter form used as a label instead of the full word
elevation
vselev
42
4.2
Height of a place above sea level
is the shortened label used in charts and data for this measurement
HGT
vselev
7.1
A short form used to show height in measurements
is the short label derived from a different full term for the same measurement
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elev is an abbreviation of elevation, which comes from Latin elevare 'to lift up', so it literally tells you how 'high' a place is. That is why maps and reports use elev for height above sea level.