przewyższenie

Polish

Etymology

From przewyższyć +‎ -enie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɛ.vɘʂˈʂɛ.ɲɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
  • Syllabification: prze‧wyż‧sze‧nie

Noun

przewyższenie n

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of przewyższyć
  2. (countable) elevation (difference in height to be overcome by moving between two indicated points in the terrain)
  3. (countable) elevation (point of terrain located highest in relation to its surroundings)
  4. (countable, aviation) altitude (height gained by a glider, measured from the lowest to the highest point in free flight)
  5. (countable, athletics) overhang (distance from the bar at which an athlete jumps over it in high jump or pole vaulting)
  6. (countable, sciences) overshoot (feature of a graph that uses the same values on both axes but renders them on a different scale on each axis)

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