elevation

altitude

Hauteur d’un lieu par rapport au niveau moyen de la mer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : at an elevation of… (The village lies at an elevation of 900 meters.)

Synonymes : altitude, height

Expressions courantes : high elevation, elevation above something, at this elevation

élévation

Action de monter quelque chose ou de donner à quelqu’un un poste ou un rang supérieur.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : elevation of something (Elevation of the arm helped reduce the swelling.); elevation to something (His elevation to chairman was announced yesterday.)

Synonymes : raising, lifting

Contraires : lowering

Expressions courantes : elevation of something, elevation to something

hauteur, élévation

Lieu ou portion de terrain plus haut que les alentours.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : rise, height

Expressions courantes : small elevation, rocky elevation

hauteur, élévation

Angle indiquant à quelle hauteur un astre ou un autre objet apparaît au-dessus de l’horizon.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : elevation of something (The elevation of the sun changes throughout the day.)

Synonymes : altitude

Expressions courantes : elevation angle, solar elevation, elevation of something