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Encyclopedia > Elevation (disambiguation)

Look up elevation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Elevation, literally "(up)lifting something or someone higher" (also figuratively), can refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

As a name: Ceremony of elevating the consecrated elements of bread and wine in the celebration of Mass; the term usually refers to elevation after consecration of each element. ... To consecrate an inanimate object is to dedicate it in a ritual to a special purpose, usually religious. ... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... In ballistics, the elevation is the angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the barrel of a gun, mortar or heavy artillery. ... In astronomy and surveying, altitude (sometimes called elevation) is one of the two coordinates of the horizontal coordinate system, and refers to the vertical angle from the horizon. ... The horizontal coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system that uses the observers local horizon as the fundamental plane. ... A promotion is the advancement of rank or position in an organizational hierarchy system. ... Archaeological plan In an archaeological excavation, a plan is a drawn record of features (and artefacts) in the horizontal plane. ...


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Elevator (aircraft) Information (387 words)
Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing.
The elevator or elevators may be the only pitch control surface present, or may be hinged to a fixed or adjustable surface called a stabilizer.
The rearwing which elevators are attached to have the opposite affect to a wing, which is they create a downward pressure which counters the moment created by the centre of gravity pivoting aroung the centre of pressure.
Elevator (aircraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (438 words)
Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing.
The elevator or elevators may be the only pitch control surface present, or may be hinged to a fixed or adjustable surface called a stabilizer.
The rearwing which elevators are attached to have the opposite affect to a wing, which is they create a downward pressure which counters the moment created by the centre of gravity pivoting aroung the centre of pressure.
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