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.

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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 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.

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1. • Airfoil
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Anagrams for Elevator »

1. overlate

How to pronounce Elevator?

1. Alex

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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. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 Lauren Boebert Islamophobic comments and fabricated lies, Lauren Boebert refused to publicly acknowledge Lauren Boebert hurtful and dangerous comments. Lauren Boebert instead doubled down on Lauren Boebert rhetoric and I decided to end the unproductive call.

4. Wellness Heaven Tassilo Keilmann:

   They told me that it usually happens in the night -- when the reception is not open, when there is nobody there. Some of them have security camera footage showing them transporting it to the elevator.

5. Esther Herzfeld:

   Even when the kids are going to a movie, what if the movie is on the second floor of the theater and that theater doesn’t have an elevator? there are one or two theaters locally that have been very kind— [saying] if you let us know 24 hours in advance, we’ll bring that movie down to the first floor. Things like parades and hanging out with clubs, which [Tziporah and Rivka] would be more prone to do, they don’t do for fear of being knocked over or pushed over— they’ll absolutely fall. They don’t have the balance.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Elevator
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Elevator