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el·e·va·tor

(ĕl′ə-vā′tər)
n.
1.
a. A platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight.
b. The enclosure or platform with its operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories.
2. A movable control surface, usually attached to the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, that is used to produce motion up or down.
3. A mechanism, often with buckets or scoops attached to a conveyor, used for hoisting materials.
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elevator

(ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə)
n
1. a person or thing that elevates
2. (Mechanical Engineering) chiefly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
3. (Mechanical Engineering) chiefly US and Canadian a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift
4. (Agriculture) chiefly US and Canadian a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain
5. (Physiology) any muscle that raises a part of the body
6. (Surgery) a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body
7. (Aeronautics) a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend
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el•e•va•tor

(ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər)

n.
1. a person or thing that elevates or raises.
2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
4. a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
5. a hinged horizontal surface used on the wing of an aircraft to control its longitudinal inclination.
[1640–50; < Late Latin]
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lift

 – elevator
1. 'lift'

In British English, a lift is a device that moves up and down inside a tall building and carries people from one floor to another.

I took the lift to the eighth floor.
2. 'elevator'

In American English, a device like this is called an elevator.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:elevator - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building]elevator - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"
dumbwaiter, food elevator - a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
freight elevator, service elevator - an elevator designed for carrying freight
lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads
paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
2. elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
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elevator

(U.S.)
noun lift, hoist, paternoster Markham emerged from the guest elevator into the lobby.
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Translations
رافِعَه، مِصْعَدمَخْزَن حُبوبمِصْعَدٌ
výtah
elevatorkornsilo
hissi
dizalo
gabonaraktár
korngeymsla, kornturnlyfta
エレベーター
승강기
silo
dvigalo
hiss
ลิฟต์
thang máy

elevator

[ˈelɪveɪtəʳ]
A. N
1. (US) (= lift) → ascensor m, elevador m (Mex)
2. (= hoist for goods) → montacargas m inv
3. (Aer) → timón m de profundidad
4. (Agr) → elevador m de granos
5. (US) (also elevator shoe) → zapato m de tacón alto
B. CPD elevator car N (US) → caja f or cabina f de ascensor
elevator shaft N (US) → hueco m del ascensor
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elevator

[ˈɛlɪveɪtər] n
(US) (= lift) → ascenseur m
(for grain, coal) → monte-charge m invelevator car n (US) → cabine f d'ascenseurelevator shaft n (US) → cage f d'ascenseur
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elevator

n
(US) → Fahrstuhl m, → Lift m, → Aufzug m
(= storehouse) → Silo m
(Aviat) → Höhenruder nt
(with buckets etc) → Aufzug m; (= hoist) → Winde f
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elevator

[ˈɛlɪˌveɪtəʳ] n (Am) (lift) → ascensore m; (hoist) → montacarichi m inv
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elevate

(ˈeliveit) verb
1. to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc. elevated to the post of manager. verhoog يَرْفَعُ رُتْبَة издигам promover povýšit befördern forfremme; ophøje υψώνω, προβιβάζω ascender ülendama بالا بردن؛ ترفیع دادن ylentää promouvoir לְהָרִים ऊंचा उठाना podignuti (fel)emel mengangkat hækka í tign elevare, innalzare 上げる 들어 올리다 paaukštinti pacelt; paaugstināt (amatā) dinaikkan verheffen løfte, høyne, heve; opphøye wynieść جګول، پورته كول، لوړول، درنول (معنوى او اخلاقى promover a promova (în funcţie) повышать povýšiť povišati unaprediti befordra, upphöja ยก yükseltmek 提高,晉升 піднімати, підносити بلدن مقام پر لے جانا thăng chức 使升高,提升...的职位
2. to improve (a person's mind etc). an elevating book. ophef يُهَذِّبُ، يُحَسِّنُ възбуждам melhorar povznést erheben opløfte εξυψώνω elevar; edificar; enriquecer تعالی بخشیدن؛ ارتقا دادن ylentää exalter לְרוֹמֵם बौद्धिक व नैतिक स्तर पर उठाना uzdignuti fejleszt meningkatkan byggja upp, göfga elevare, esaltare 向上させる 향상시키다 taurinantis, kilninantis pacilāt meningkatkan verheffen høyne ulepszyć, umoralnić بخشنده melhorar a înălţa spiritual; a ridica расширять кругозор povzniesť oplemenititi poboljšati höja, lyfta, vara upplyftande พัฒนา yüceltmek, eğitmek 提升(心靈等) облагороджувати; поліпшувати بہتر بنانا nâng cao 提升,鼓舞
ˌeleˈvation noun
1. the act of elevating, or state of being elevated. opheffing سُموُ، رَفْع издигане elevação povýšení; povznesení die Beförderung forfremmelse; ophøjelse; avancement ανύψωση, προαγωγή, εξύψωση elevación ülendamine, ülendus بالابری؛ بلندی nosto élévation העלאה ऊंचाई uzdignuće emelés pengangkatan upphækkun, hækkun í tign elevazione 上げること 높임 paaukštinimas pacelšana; paaugstinājums (amatā); pacilāšana peningkatan verheffing løfting, heving, opphøyelse wyniesienie جګونه، سكونه، غونډۍ ډوله ځاى ،جكوالى (دبحر له سطحى)، پر مختګ، تر فيع elevação înălţare повышение povýšenie povišanje podizanje upphöjande, upphöjdhet การยก yükselme, yükseltilme 提高,提升 підняття; підвищення ارتقا sự nâng lên 提升,提高
2. height above sea-level. at an elevation of 1,500 metres. hoogte إرْتِفاع над морското равнище altitude výška die Höhe højde over havet υψόμετρο altitud kõrgus merepinnast ارتفاع از سطح دریا korkeus merenpinnasta altitude גוֹבָה מְעָל פְּנֵי הַיָם समुद्र तल से ऊंचाई visina tengerszint fölötti magasság ketinggian hæð yfir sjávarmáli altitudine 海抜 해발 aukštis virš jūros lygio augstums (virs jūras līmeņa) ketinggian hoogte høyde over havet wysokość n.p.m. جكوالى (دبحر له سطحى) altitude înălţime высота výška (nadmorska) višina nadmorska visina höjd ความสูงเหนือระดับน้ําทะเล yükseklik, rakım 海拔高度 висота над рівнем моря سطح سمندر سے اونچائی độ cao 海拔高度
3. an architect's drawing of one side of a building. aansig رَسْم واجِهَة المَبْنى разрез projeção nárys der Aufriß facadetegning τομή κτηρίου (σε αρχιτεκτονικό σχέδιο) alzado fassaadijoonis فرازه نما julkisivu vue en élévation תַרשִים חָזִית הַבִּניָן इमारत के एक तरफ का वास्तुकार का नक्शा vertikalna projekcija homlokrajz rancangan hliðarmynd, útlitsmynd prospetto 立面図 입면도 profilis, vaizdas profils, vertikālais griezums lukisan rancangan opstand fasadetegning elewacja مهندس projecção vertical secţiune verticală вертикальная проекция nárys pogled (od spredaj, s strani itd.) vertikalna projekcija vertikalprojektion, fasadritning แผนผังที่มองจากด้านหน้า cephe resmi, elevasyon (建築物的)立體視圖 профіль; вертикаль کسی مکان وغیرہ کا سامنے یا پیچھے کا نقشہ mặt chiếu (建筑物的)立视图,正视图
ˈelevating adjective
that improves one's mind or morals. an elevating experience. besielend, verheffend مُهَذِّبَه، سامِيَه събуждащ animador povznášející weiterführend, erhebend opløftende που εξυψώνει, που προβιβάζει edificante; enriquecedor ارتقا دهنده؛ تعالی بخش mieltä ylentävä enrichissant מרומם मनोबल इत्यादि ऊंचा करना oplemenjen lélekemelő yang meningkatkan pikiran/moral (che eleva) 気持を高め (지적, 정신적으로) 향상시키는 taurinantis, kilninantis pacilājošs yang meningkatkan pemikiran verheffend, instructief oppbyggelig, høynende; lærerik podniosły, budujący جګول облагораживающий poučný, povznášajúci povzdigujoč uzdižući ที่ยกระดับ yüceltici, eğitici 提高修養的 облагороджуючий ذہنی بلندی عطا کرنا nâng cao 提高修养(提高文化或智力水平),起提升作用的
ˈelevator noun
1. (especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor. There is no elevator in this shop – you will have to climb the stairs. hysbak رافِعَه، مِصْعَد асансьор elevador výtah der Fahrstuhl elevator ασανσέρ ascensor, elevador, montacargas lift آسانسور hissi ascenseur מעלית लिफ्ट dizalo lift lift lyfta ascensore エレベーター 엘리베이터 liftas lifts lif lift heis, elevator winda دغلې ګودام، اسانسور، لفت (يوه كوچنى كوټه چه دبرق په واسطه سړى يوى ځو پوړيزى ماڼىته پكښى خيژى او را كښته كيږى): دالو تكى هغه اله چه دټيټيدو او جګيدو حالت كنټرولوى elevador lift лифт výťah dvigalo lift hiss ลิฟท์ asansör 電梯 ліфт رافع مشین thang máy 电梯
2. a tall storehouse for grain. graansuier مَخْزَن حُبوب силоз silo sýpka, silo das Getreidesilo kornsilo σιταποθήκη almacén de grano, silo elevaator انبار غله؛ سیلو siilo silo אסם अन्न भंडारगृह silos gabonaraktár silo korngeymsla, kornturn silo, silos 穀物倉庫 큰 곡물 창고 elevatorius elevators silo silo kornsilo elewator دغلې ګودام silo magazie de cere­ale элеватор sýpka, silo silos dizalica silomagasin ที่ที่ใช้เก็บเมล็ดพืช silo, tahıl ambarı 穀倉 елеватор غلّہ اٹھا کر بھرنے کا کھتّہ kho thóc lúa 谷物仓库
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elevator

→ مِصْعَدٌ výtah elevator Fahrstuhl ανελκυστήρας ascensor hissi ascenseur dizalo ascensore エレベーター 승강기 lift heis winda elevador лифт hiss ลิฟต์ kaldırma/indirme thang máy 电梯
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el·e·va·tor

n. elevador;
instrumento quirúrgico que se usa para levantar partes hendidas o para extirpar tejido óseo;
ascensor.
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The head of the department did them the honor of waiting upon them himself--or did Joe the honor, as she well knew, for she had noted the open-mouthed awe of the elevator boy who brought them up.
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The elevator whisked me into the sky, and Cerberus, in the guise of an anaemic office boy, guarded the door.
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The cage proved to be one of the common types of elevator cars that I had seen in other parts of Barsoom.
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One day, in a mellow mood (induced by a string of cocktails and a hearty lunch), he started a conversation with Jones, the elevator boy.
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She took the elevator, which carried her to an upper floor into the region of the ladies' waiting-rooms.
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A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus.
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Jonas pushed a truck loaded with hams from the smoke rooms on to an elevator, and thence to the packing rooms.
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Whenever Tess lifted her head she beheld always the great upgrown straw-stack, with the men in shirt-sleeves upon it, against the gray north sky; in front of it the long red elevator like a Jacob's ladder, on which a perpetual stream of threshed straw ascended, a yellow river running uphill, and spouting out on the top of the rick.
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An elevator transported them to the twelfth floor in little more than as many seconds, and Mr.
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And its efficiency is largely, if not mainly, due to the fact that its inhabitants may run errands by telephone as well as by elevator.
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Then he emerged upon the aerial dock, entered an elevator, and was borne quickly to the street below, where he was soon engulfed by the early morning throng of workers hastening to their daily duties.
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A policeman, chewing stolidly, nodded toward an elevator shaft, and other policemen nodded him further on to the office of the district attorney.
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