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superelevation

[ soo-per-el-uh-vey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsu pərˌɛl əˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun

bank1(def 6).

Nearby words

  1. superdominant,
  2. superduct,
  3. superego,
  4. superelastic,
  5. superelevated,
  6. supereminent,
  7. superencipher,
  8. supererogate,
  9. supererogation,
  10. supererogatory

Origin of superelevation

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

  • 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.

    American Rural Highways|T. R. Agg
British Dictionary definitions for superelevation

superelevation

/ (ˌsuːpərˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən) /

noun

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