A civilization or civilisation is any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification imposed by a cultural elite, symbolic systems of communication, and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment. Civilizations are intimately associated with and often further defined by other socio-politico-economic characteristics, including centralization, the domestication of both humans and other organisms, specialization of labour, culturally ingrained
elevation noun [C/U]. âº âheight above the âsurface of the âearth, or an âarea that is âhigher than the âsurrounding âland: [C] At âhigher elevations, the âair is âcolder. (Definition of elevation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
2. the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises. 3. the altitude of a place above sea level or ground level. 4. an elevated place; eminence. 5. a drawing that represents a building or other object as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides.n elevated place or position: The hill is the highest elevation around here. 4. Loftiness or dignity, as of thought or feeling: a passage noted for its elevation of style. 5. A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.