elevation

Noun

• the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
  • the aggrandizement of the king
    
  • his elevation to cardinal
    

• drawing of an exterior of a structure

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

• distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
  • there was snow at the higher elevations
    

• a raised or elevated geological formation

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

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
    
  • at the height of her career
    
  • the peak of perfection
    
  • summer was at its peak
    
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    
  • the summit of his ambition
    
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    
  • at the top of his profession
    

• the event of something being raised upward
  • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
    
  • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  aggrandizement , aggrandisement , natural elevation , EL , altitude , ALT , lift , raising
• Antonyms: 
  natural depression , depression