Definitions for Elevator
ˈɛl əˌveɪ tərel·e·va·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elevator, liftnoun

   lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

2. elevatornoun

   the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elevatornoun

   Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

2. elevatornoun

   A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)

3. elevatornoun

   A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.

4. elevatornoun

   Trademark for a type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevatornoun

   A raiser or lifter up, applied to some chirurgical instruments put to such uses. John Quincy

   Etymology: from elevate.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevator

   An elevator, also known as lift, is a machine that vertically transport peoples, objects, or freight between floors. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables or ropes and counterweight systems such as a hoist or simply that word (called traction elevator), although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack which is called a hydraulic elevator.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Elevatornoun

   one who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything

2. Elevatornoun

   a mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage

3. Elevatornoun

   a cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself

4. Elevatornoun

   a building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain

5. Elevatornoun

   a muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye

6. Elevatornoun

   an instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone

7. Etymology: [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. lvateur.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elevator

   The elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures. Elevators are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables or counterweight systems like a hoist, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack. In agriculture and manufacturing, an elevator is any type of conveyor device used to lift materials in a continuous stream into bins or silos. Several types exist, such as the chain and bucket bucket elevator, grain auger screw conveyor using the principle of Archimedes' screw, or the chain and paddles/forks of hay elevators. Languages other than English may have loanwords based on either elevator or lift. Because of wheelchair access laws, elevators are often a legal requirement in new multistory buildings, especially where wheelchair ramps would be impractical.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elevator

   A type of device created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   Elevators are in many buildings.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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1. elevator

   The elevator symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the elevator symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Airfoil
   • Lifting Device

Anagrams for Elevator »

1. overlate

How to pronounce Elevator?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Elevator in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Elevator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Elevator in a Sentence

1. Norman Baylor:

   When we were reviewing applications back when they were on paper, there was so much, it would not fit on the freight elevator. That's how big the application is, you have lots of data to review.

2. Tessa Lau:

   We think of it as our robots taking over tasks but not taking over jobs, if you think of a task as walking down a hall and waiting for an elevator, Relay’s really good at that.

3. Mike Minnehan:

   There wasn't a lot of pre-selling (by farmers to the elevator), so you didn't have an opportunity to haul it out as it was coming in.

4. Legacy Hemp:

   You can't just go to the local grain elevator and ask what's your cash price for hemp grain right now.

5. Arthur Brouwer:

   Some of the customers can change what they like or they delay decisions sometimes in a way that can't help them be timely, like adding an elevator will impact the central weight of the ship, so we have to do all the calculations and it might impact the performance of the ship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Elevator
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elevator
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Elevator
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Elevator
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Elevator