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ELEVATED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
Synonyms:
el; elevated; elevated railroad; elevated railway; overhead railway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("elevated" is a kind of...):
railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevated"):
big dipper; chute-the-chute; roller coaster (elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increased in amount or degree
Example:
raised temperature
Synonyms:
elevated; raised
Classified under:
Similar:
increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Raised above the ground
Example:
an elevated platform
Classified under:
Similar:
raised (located or moved above the surround or above the normal position)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example:
a grand purpose
Synonyms:
elevated; exalted; grand; high-flown; high-minded; idealistic; lofty; noble-minded; rarefied; rarified; sublime
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
noble (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb elevate
Context examples:
All four oestrogens were significantly elevated, on average, in the 98 foetuses who later developed autism, compared to the 177 foetuses who did not.
(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)
Elevated CO2 interferes with the brain functioning of fish so that they do not respond to natural cues and are attracted to unnatural cues.
(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)
Glucose uptake is critical for people with diabetes, because their bodies are unable to produce enough insulin, which causes elevated glucose levels in the blood.
(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
We know that high-fat diets, which boost cholesterol levels, have been linked to an elevated incidence of cancer.
(Researchers Zero-In on Cholesterol's Role in Cells, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Elevated expression of the gene is associated with Gaucher and Hodgkin diseases, and with hairy cell, B-cell, and T-cell leukemias.
(ACP5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
An intestinal tract lesion where one or more crypts are enlarged and elevated above the surrounding mucosa.
(Aberrant Crypt Foci of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus)
IL-27 levels were elevated in the brain and blood of the mice an hour after hemorrhages and stayed high for three days, peaking at 24 hours later.
(Immune cells may heal bleeding brain after strokes, National Institutes of Health)
NQO2 has been found to be elevated in certain cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
(Caricotamide/Tretazicar, NCI Thesaurus)
Levels of the neurohormone bombesin, also known as gastrin releasing peptide (GRP), are elevated in lung and thyroid cancers, where the substance acts as an autocrine growth factor.
(MoAb Bombesin (ITC-D), NCI Thesaurus)
The serum alpha-fetoprotein is almost always elevated preoperatively.
(Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
