different between escalation vs elevation

English

Etymology

From escalate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

escalation (countable and uncountable, plural escalations)

1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
3. (customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Derived terms

• escalation dominance
• escalation plan
• horizontal escalation
• vertical escalation

Related terms

• de-escalation

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English escalation.

Noun

escalation f (invariable)

1. escalation (all senses)

Anagrams

• anelastico

English

Etymology

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

elevation (countable and uncountable, plural elevations)

1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.

   the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character

2. The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

   A hill is an elevation of the ground.

4. (astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.

   the elevation of the pole, or of a star

5. The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
6. The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
7. The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.
8. (architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.
9. (Christianity) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.

Antonyms

• disgust
• demotion
• depression
• diminishment
• reduction

Related terms

• elevate
• elevator
• overelevation

Translations

See also

• fasl
• masl