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An illustration of the end elevation of a Pennsylvanian barn.

The Pennsylvanian barn

An illustration of the end elevation of a Pennsylvanian barn.

"Calder Pipe Stove. I. End Elevation. II. Elevation. III. Plan." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Calder Pipe Stove

"Calder Pipe Stove. I. End Elevation. II. Elevation. III. Plan." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

A homemade clinometer, an instrument used for measuring angles of slope.

Clinometer

A homemade clinometer, an instrument used for measuring angles of slope.

A coastal plain after elevation and renewed dissection. Two cuestas and two lowlands are now produced from the hard and weak strata, respectively.

Coastal Plain After Elevation

A coastal plain after elevation and renewed dissection. Two cuestas and two lowlands are now produced…

Plan and elevation of a cone.

Plan and Elevation of a Cone

Plan and elevation of a cone.

Contour lines never cross on the ground but in rare cases as an overhanging cliff they may cross on the map.

Contour Lines

Contour lines never cross on the ground but in rare cases as an overhanging cliff they may cross on…

A contour about to cross a stream runs up one side and down the other, making a V where it crosses, the angle of the V pointing up stream. Contour lines representing spurs between stream lines are generally U shaped with the bottom or rounded part of the U pointing down hill.

Contour Lines

A contour about to cross a stream runs up one side and down the other, making a V where it crosses,…

Small shrub native to northern Europe, bears small red berries.

Mountain Cranberry

Small shrub native to northern Europe, bears small red berries.

Illustration of the plan and shaded elevation of a cylinder. The cylinder is viewed from the side and top.

Side And Top Views Of A Cylinder

Illustration of the plan and shaded elevation of a cylinder. The cylinder is viewed from the side and…

Illustration showing an angle of elevation from a horizontal line to a line of sight.

Angle of Elevation

Illustration showing an angle of elevation from a horizontal line to a line of sight.

A blueprint showing the elevation of a house from the front.

Front Elevation

A blueprint showing the elevation of a house from the front.

"Gjers's Furnace Hoist. I. Section. II. Elevation. III. and IV. Plans." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Furnace Hoist

"Gjers's Furnace Hoist. I. Section. II. Elevation. III. and IV. Plans." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

"Elevation of Hislop's Gas Retort Furnace." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Gas Retort

"Elevation of Hislop's Gas Retort Furnace." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The contours of a half sphere are a series of circles, far apart near the center (top) and near together at the outside (bottom), showing that the slope of a hemisphere varies at all points, being nearly flat on top and increasing in steepness near bottom." — Moss, 1914

Contours of a half sphere

"The contours of a half sphere are a series of circles, far apart near the center (top) and near together…

"The nearer the contours on a map are to one another, the steeper is the slope, and the farther the contours on a map are from one another, the gentler is the slope. A wide space between contours then, resembles level ground." — Moss, 1914

Elevation map

"The nearer the contours on a map are to one another, the steeper is the slope, and the farther the…

Draw the plan and elevation of a polygon of which the real shape and position in a given plane are known.

Draw Polygon

Draw the plan and elevation of a polygon of which the real shape and position in a given plane are known.

"Sectional Elevation of the Pronaos of a Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Pronaos

"Sectional Elevation of the Pronaos of a Hexastyle-peripteral Temple." — Encyclopedia Britanica,…

Illustration of the isometric of an oblique pentagonal pyramid.

Isometric of Oblique Pentagonal Pyramid

Illustration of the isometric of an oblique pentagonal pyramid.

Illustration of a plan and elevation of an oblique pentagonal pyramid.

Oblique Pentagonal Pyramid

Illustration of a plan and elevation of an oblique pentagonal pyramid.

A point lies in the first quadrant if the plan lies below, the elevation above the axis; in the second if plan and elevation both lie above; in the third if the plan lies above, the elevation below; in the the fourth if plan and elevation both lie below the axis.

Quadrants

A point lies in the first quadrant if the plan lies below, the elevation above the axis; in the second…

"Hislop's Scrubber, Sectional Elevation." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Scrubber

"Hislop's Scrubber, Sectional Elevation." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Hislop's Scrubber, Plan." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Scrubber

"Hislop's Scrubber, Plan." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

A blueprint showing the sectional elevation of a house.

Sectional Elevation

A blueprint showing the sectional elevation of a house.

"A two-pole front-connected knife switch fused a the handle end." —Croft 1920

Two-pole Knife Switch

"A two-pole front-connected knife switch fused a the handle end." —Croft 1920

The front elevation of the Temple of Aegina, restored.

Temple of Aegina

The front elevation of the Temple of Aegina, restored.

Development of a triangular pyramid.

Development of a Triangular Pyramid

Development of a triangular pyramid.

Plan and elevation of a triangular pyramid.

Plan and Elevation of a Triangular Pyramid

Plan and elevation of a triangular pyramid.

Vertical interval is the difference in elevation between adjacent contours.

Vertical Interval

Vertical interval is the difference in elevation between adjacent contours.

"The elevation of Westminster Hall." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Westminster Hall

"The elevation of Westminster Hall." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893