elevator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator From elevate + -or.
Meanings
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Anything that raises or uplifts.
Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator.
1962 May, “Talking of Trains: Portable grain elevators at E.R. stations”, in Modern Railways, page 302, photo caption: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:
- (Australia, Canada, Philippines, 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.
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(US) A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
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.
1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:[W]hen a group of farmers started a co-op elevator, he invested in it, and persuaded business friends to do the same.
1975, Larry Woiwode, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, page 28:
- 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.
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| elevators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
elevatorful · elevon · elevator pitch · elevator talk · elevator music · elevator operator · elevator authority · elevator butt · transelevator · inclined elevator · elevator shoe · space elevator · elevatorless · elevatorlike · express elevator · elevator surfing · silk elevator · Elevatorgate · Shabbat elevator · one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top · elevatorman · grain elevator · ruddervator · ailevator · nonelevator · sidewalk elevator · Sabbath elevator · Shabbos elevator · elevator shaft · incline elevator · fart in an elevator · elevator surfer · screw elevator · inclinator · jetevator
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (14)
fi siilo (silo for storing grain) · no heis (control surface of an aircraft) · id kemudi angkat (control surface of an aircraft) · de Höhenruder (control surface of an aircraft) · fi korkeusperäsin (control surface of an aircraft) · fi nostajalihas (anatomy: muscle) · fi piilokorkokenkä (type of shoe) · da højderor (control surface of an aircraft) · ru элева́тор (silo for storing grain) · ar مِصْعَدْ (control surface of an aircraft) · is lyfta (control surface of an aircraft) · nl hoogteroer (control surface of an aircraft) · he מעלית (control surface of an aircraft) · ja 昇降舵 (control surface of an aircraft)