elevator
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛləveɪtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/
Noun
elevator (plural elevators)
- Anything that raises or uplifts.
- 1902, Life (volume 39, page 559)
- And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.
- 1902, Life (volume 39, page 559)
- (US) A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
- (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
- A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
Synonyms
- (permanent construction): lift (British English; Australian English)
Derived terms
- elevon
- elevator music
- elevator pitch
- someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
Translations
permanent construction — see lift
control surface of an aircraft
type of shoe
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dental instrument
anatomy: muscle
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See also
Crimean Tatar
Declension
Declension of elevator
nominative | elevator |
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genitive | elevatornıñ |
dative | elevatorğa |
accusative | elevatornı |
locative | elevatorda |
ablative | elevatordan |
Danish
Noun
elevator c (singular definite elevatoren, plural indefinite elevatorer)
- lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
Inflection
Declension of elevator
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | elevator | elevatoren | elevatorer | elevatorerne |
genitive | elevators | elevatorens | elevatorers | elevatorernes |
Latin
Verb
ēlevātor
References
- elevator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Declension
Declension of elevator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | elevator | elevatorn | elevatorer | elevatorerna |
Genitive | elevators | elevatorns | elevatorers | elevatorernas |
Related terms
- elevatorskopa
References
- elevator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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