MEANING
An exterior face of a building, or a flat drawing showing that face without perspective.
Use it for
contrasting building faces; design drawings; controlled viewpointsSeparate how a building looks from different sides from its floor layout.
Words that belong together
- front elevation
- rear elevation
- elevation drawing
On the page
The front elevation was formal, but the rear was a patchwork of extensions.
She compared the elevation drawing with the windows actually built.
The west elevation caught the last light of the day.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- elevation
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Architectural sense differs from height above sea level; usually specify front, rear, side, or a compass direction. Count noun: elevations.
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