elevation

Höhe, Meereshöhe

Die Höhe eines Ortes über dem durchschnittlichen Meeresspiegel.

In einfachem Englisch: The height of a place above the sea’s usual surface level.

• The map shows the mountain’s elevation.
• Trees grow slowly at this elevation.
• The town sits at an elevation of 1,200 meters.

So benutzt man es: at an elevation of… (The village lies at an elevation of 900 meters.)

Synonyme: altitude, height

Häufige Wendungen: high elevation, elevation above something, at this elevation

Anhebung, Erhebung

Das Bewegen von etwas nach oben oder das Befördern einer Person in eine höhere Stellung.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of moving something up or giving someone a higher position.

• Elevation of the injured leg may reduce swelling.
• Her elevation to director surprised the team.
• The slow elevation of the platform took several minutes.

So benutzt man es: elevation of something (Elevation of the arm helped reduce the swelling.); elevation to something (His elevation to chairman was announced yesterday.)

Synonyme: raising, lifting

Gegenteile: lowering

Häufige Wendungen: elevation of something, elevation to something

Erhebung, Anhöhe

Eine Stelle oder ein Stück Land, das höher liegt als die Umgebung.

In einfachem Englisch: A place or piece of land that stands higher than the area around it.

• A small elevation overlooked the river.
• We rested on an elevation above the fields.
• Several rocky elevations broke up the flat landscape.

Synonyme: rise, height

Häufige Wendungen: small elevation, rocky elevation

Höhenwinkel

Der Winkel, der angibt, wie hoch ein Stern oder anderes Objekt über dem Horizont erscheint.

In einfachem Englisch: The angle showing how high a star or other object appears above the line where sky meets land.

• The star had an elevation of thirty degrees.
• We measured the moon’s elevation with an instrument.
• The sun’s elevation decreases during the afternoon.

So benutzt man es: elevation of something (The elevation of the sun changes throughout the day.)

Synonyme: altitude

Häufige Wendungen: elevation angle, solar elevation, elevation of something