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elevate verb

  /ˈɛləveɪt/
  • (transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
 augmenter
  • (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
 élever

elevation noun

  /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/
  • 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 condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
  • That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
  • 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.
  • (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.
 élévation

elevated adjective

  /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dəd/ , /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.dɪd/
  • Increased, particularly above a normal level.
 élevé

elevator noun

  /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ , /ˈɛləˌveɪtəɹ/
  • (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
 gouverne de profondeur
space elevator
ascenseur spatial
elevator shaft
cage d’ascenseur
elevator music
musique d'ascenseur, musique d'aéroport
one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
il n'a pas la lumière à tous les étages
bucket-elevator
noria
elevator operator
liftier
elevator scapulae
muscle angulaire de l’omoplate
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