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Elevation (other)
Elevation is the height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point. Elevation may also refer to: Math and science *Elevation (ballistics), the angle between a weapon barrel and the horizontal plane *Elevation (astronomy), one component of the horizontal coordinate system *Elevation (view), used in architectural drawing to represent a building facade *Elevation (kinesiology), an anatomical term of motion *Elevation (emotion) *Elevation, a type of semantic change in linguistics Music *Elevation (song), "Elevation" (song), by U2 *"Elevation", a song by the American band Television from the album ''Marquee Moon'' *"Elevation", a song by Zion I from the album ''Mind Over Matter (Zion I album), Mind Over Matter'' *"Elevation", a Dutch trance song composed by Jack Molenschot *"Elevation", a jazz song written by Gerry Mulligan and recorded by Elliot Lawrence *Elevation (Yonder Mountain String Band album), ''Elevation'' (Yonder Mountain String Band album), 1999 *Elevation (Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum ยง Vertical datum). The term ''elevation'' is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while ''altitude'' or ''geopotential height'' is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and '' depth'' is used for points below the surface. Elevation is not to be confused with the distance from the center of the Earth. Due to the equatorial bulge, the summits of Mount Everest and Chimborazo have, respectively, the largest elevation and the largest geocentric distance. Aviation In aviation the term elevation or aerodrome elevation is defined by the ICAO as the highest point of the landing area. It is often measured in feet and can be found in approach charts of the aerodrome. It is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
