Usage Note
Elebasyon is used in geography, architecture, and engineering to describe the height of a place above sea level or the vertical distance of a structure. It also appears in Catholic liturgical contexts to refer to the elevation of the Eucharist during Mass.
Examples
" Mataas ang elebasyon ng lugar na ito. "
Natural Translation
This place's elevation is high.
Literal Translation
High the elevation of place that this.
" Mataas ang elebasyon ng bundok na ito kaya malamig ang panahon doon. "
Natural Translation
This mountain has a high elevation, so the weather there is cold.
Literal Translation
High the elevation of-the mountain this so cold the weather there.
" Habang umaakyat kami sa bundok, lalong lumalamig ang hangin dahil patuloy na tumataas ang elebasyon ng daan. "
Natural Translation
As we climbed the mountain, the air grew colder because the elevation of the trail kept rising.
Literal Translation
While climbing we in mountain, more becoming-cold the air because continuously rising the elevation of road.
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