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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.
- (Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) 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.
- Synonym: (UK, Australia, New Zealand) lift
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- 1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:
- The harvest is now in full swing in the Great Plains and efforts are being made to rush the grain from the fields to the country elevators and then to the large terminals, such as Kansas City, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans.
- (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.
Derived terms
[edit]- ailevator
- elevator authority
- elevator music
- elevator operator
- elevator pitch
- elevator shaft
- elevator shoe
- elevator surfer
- elevator surfing
- elevator talk
- elevon
- express elevator
- fart in an elevator
- grain elevator
- inclined elevator
- incline elevator
- one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
- ruddervator
- Sabbath elevator
- screw elevator
- Shabbat elevator
- Shabbos elevator
- silk elevator
- space elevator
Descendants
[edit]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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Verb
[edit]elevator (third-person singular simple present elevators, present participle elevatoring, simple past and past participle elevatored)
- (informal, intransitive) To move in an elevator.
- He elevatored up to the third floor.
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]From American English elevator.
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. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French élévateur or German Elevator.
Noun
[edit]elevator n (plural elevatoare)
Declension
[edit]Declension of elevator
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) elevator | elevatorul | (niște) elevatoare | elevatoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) elevator | elevatorului | (unor) elevatoare | elevatoarelor |
vocative | elevatorule | elevatoarelor |
Swedish
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Dredging_technique_schematic.png/220px-Dredging_technique_schematic.png)
Noun
[edit]elevator c
- a conveyor, an elevator (various technical installations for lifting stuff)
- Hypernym: lastbärare
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.
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 |
Related terms
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