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elevator noun

  /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ , /ˈɛləˌveɪtəɹ/
  • (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
 hoogteroer

elevate verb

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

elevating

verheffend

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.
 elevatie
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