Definitions of elevation:

• noun:   drawing of an exterior of a structure
• noun:   (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

  Example: "A dancer of exceptional elevation"

• noun:   distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

  Example: "There was snow at the higher elevations"

• noun:   the event of something being raised upward

  Example: "An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"

• noun:   angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• noun:   a raised or elevated geological formation
• noun:   the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

  Example: "His elevation to cardinal"

• noun:   the highest level or degree attainable