elevation
Example Sentences
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For years, researchers have observed that people who live at high elevations, where oxygen is scarce, tend to develop diabetes less often than those at sea level.
From Science Daily
There is also the potential for snow in mountain areas, at elevations around 3,500 feet, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford.
From Los Angeles Times
Their drawings were strictly frontal elevations, an academic convention that made comparison—and judgment—easy.
We failed to appreciate the degree to which the two great biblical faiths, with their elevation of honesty and industry and censure of theft, enabled capital economies to develop in the 17th century.
Several additional inches of snow are expected in areas above 5,000 feet on Thursday, and snow is likely to fall at even lower elevations overnight and into Friday morning, once again hindering travel.
From Los Angeles Times
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