elevations

noun

the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

drawing of an exterior of a structure

(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

a raised or elevated geological formation

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

the highest level or degree attainable

the event of something being raised upward

Roots

levislev- · Latin · light (in weight)

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The word elevations breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lev-, from Latin levis (“light (in weight)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.