Word: elevation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: el
e
va
tion
Definition: A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.
Morphemes:
Affix: elevate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Elevated; raised aloft.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: e
Language: la
Decoded: e
Meaning: out
Affix: levare
Language: la
Decoded: levare
Meaning: to make light, to lift
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.