ANGLE OF ELEVATION
\ˈaŋɡə͡l ɒv ˌɛlɪvˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˈaŋɡəl ɒv ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən], \ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl ɒ_v ˌɛ_l_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ANGLE OF ELEVATION
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The Angle of E. of a point is the angle, in the vertical plane passing through the point and the eye, between a horizontal line and a line drawn from the eye to the point. The E. of the pole at any station is the arc of the meridian between the (elevated) pole and the (rational) horizon. It measures the latitude of the station.
By Henry Percy Smith
