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superelevation

[soo-per-el-uh-vey-shuh n]
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noun
  1. bank1(def 6).
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Origin of superelevation

1645–55, in sense “elevation to a higher rank”; 1885–90 for current sense; super- + elevation
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Historical Examples

  • This tendency is counteracted by designing the cross section with superelevation.

    American Rural Highways

    T. R. Agg

  • The amount of superelevation required, therefore, varies as the square of the velocity and inversely as the radius of the curve.

British Dictionary definitions for superelevation

superelevation

noun
  1. another name for bank 2 (def. 7)
  2. the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend
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