superelevation

[ soo-per-el-uh-vey-shuhn ]

noun

1. bank ¹( def 6 ).

superelevation

/ ˌsuːpərˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən /

noun

1. See bank
   another name for bank 2
2. the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend

Word History and Origins

Origin of superelevation¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg