elevator
[ el-uh-vey-ter ]
/ ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /
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noun
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
Aeronautics. a hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.
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British Dictionary definitions for elevator
elevator
/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə) /
noun
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Medical definitions for elevator
elevator
[ ĕl′ə-vā′tər ]
n.
A surgical instrument used to elevate tissues or to raise a sunken part, such as a depressed fragment of bone.
A dental instrument used to remove teeth or parts of teeth that cannot be gripped with a forceps or to loosen teeth and roots before using forceps.
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