elevator
noun
[ ˈɛlɪveɪtə ]
• a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels; a lift.
• "in the elevator she pressed the button for the lobby"
• a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used for raising grain to an upper storey for storage.
• a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, typically one of a pair, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis.
• "first you trim the rudder, then the ailerons, and finally the elevator"
• a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body.
• "elevators of the upper lip"
• a shoe with a raised insole designed to make the wearer appear taller.
• "something in his gait made me sure he was wearing elevator shoes"
Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a muscle): modern Latin, from Latin elevare ‘raise’; in later use directly from elevate.
