elevator
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛləveɪtə/
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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
Translations
permanent construction — see lift
silo for storing grain
control surface of an aircraft
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type of shoe
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dental instrument
anatomy: muscle
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See also
Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
elevator
- elevator, grain elevator.
Declension
Declension of elevator
nominative | elevator |
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genitive | elevatornıñ |
dative | elevatorğa |
accusative | elevatornı |
locative | elevatorda |
ablative | elevatordan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Danish
Etymology
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 | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | elevator | elevatoren | elevatorer | elevatorerne |
genitive | elevators | elevatorens | elevatorers | elevatorernes |
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ēlevātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of ēlevō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of ēlevō
References
- “elevator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Noun
elevator c
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
References
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -or
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- American English
- en:Aeronautics
- en:Anatomy
- Crimean Tatar terms derived from English
- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin verb forms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns