What does ELEVATOR mean?

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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Elevatornoun

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

    Etymology: from elevate.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. elevator

    An elevator is a type of vertical transportation that moves people or goods between different levels in a building, ship or other structures. It is typically powered by electric motors and is controlled by a system of cables, pulleys, counterweights and a complex electrical system. They are a standard feature in modern buildings, particularly high-rises, to provide an efficient alternative to stairways. Elevators are designed for safety, with features such as emergency brakes and backup power systems.

Webster Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Contribution

  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  

Suggested Resources

  1. elevator

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

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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. Tim Hoyt:

    The VA's been right up there with disability pay, they pay for the caregiving I get in the mornings. I've got a wheelchair from them, a wheelchair ramp; those range from ($20,000) to $50,000. I have a wheelchair van (and) a special housing grant from the VA that allowed me to get an elevator so I can stay in my home and live in all of it, not just one floor.

  2. Alexis Sayle:

    Americans and British have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator,' we say 'lift' ... they say 'President,' we say 'stupid psychopathic git.'

  3. Gabriele Vest:

    The teen issue was definitely an issue, we had exploding golf balls thrown at our windows, those little snap things that you throw on the ground and they explode, they would leave them outside your door and outside the elevator.

  4. Wilkinson Eyre:

    Two of them are still going to be used as flues for the massive, modern energy center that we're going to construct to power the place, the third will remain hollow with a glass roof, and the fourth will house a cylindrical glass elevator that will pop out at the top at a viewing platform.

  5. Ilhan Omar:

    Today I graciously accepted a call from Rep. Lauren Boebert in the hope of receiving a direct apology for falsely claiming she met me in an elevator, suggesting I was a terrorist, and for a history of anti-Muslim hate, instead of apologizing for her Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Rep. Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. She instead doubled down on her rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

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