elevator
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɛləveɪtə/
Audio (southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
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.
- 1962 May, “Talking of Trains: Portable grain elevators at E.R. stations”, in Modern Railways, page 302, photo caption:
- Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator.
- 1902, Life (volume 39, page 559)
- (Canada, US) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling 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[edit]
- (permanent construction): lift (British English; Australian English)
Derived terms[edit]
- ailevator
- elevator music
- elevator operator
- elevator pitch
- elevator shaft
- elevon
- grain elevator
- one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
- ruddervator
- Shabbat elevator
Descendants[edit]
- → Hawaiian: ʻeleweka
Translations[edit]
permanent construction — see lift
control surface of an aircraft
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type of shoe
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dental instrument
anatomy: muscle
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Anagrams[edit]
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
elevator
- elevator, grain elevator.
Declension[edit]
Declension of elevator
nominative | elevator |
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genitive | elevatornıñ |
dative | elevatorğa |
accusative | elevatornı |
locative | elevatorda |
ablative | elevatordan |
References[edit]
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
elevator c (singular definite elevatoren, plural indefinite elevatorer)
- lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of elevator
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | elevator | elevatoren | elevatorer | elevatorerne |
genitive | elevators | elevatorens | elevatorers | elevatorernes |
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ēlevātor
References[edit]
- “elevator”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Swedish[edit]

A dredger were an elevator is digging and transporting sediment.
Noun[edit]
elevator c
- a conveyor, an elevator (various technical installations for lifting stuff)
- Hypernym: lastbärare
Declension[edit]
Declension of elevator | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | elevator | elevatorn | elevatorer | elevatorerna |
Genitive | elevators | elevatorns | elevatorers | elevatorernas |
Usage notes[edit]
False friend with elevator in the sense of "mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building". For that meaning, see hiss.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
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