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El

noun/ˌɛl/

Definition

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːbi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːbi/

1 syllable Say it as /ˌɛl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ALT elevated railroad elevated elevation overhead railway elevated railway altitude

Word Forms

altitudinal

adjective

pertaining to altitude

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

эль

угловое расстояние над горизонтом (особенно небесного объекта)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एल

क्षितिज के ऊपर कोणीय दूरी (विशेषकर किसी खगोलीय वस्तु की)

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்

அடிவானத்திற்கு மேலே உள்ள கோண தூரம் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு வானப் பொருளின்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎల్

హోరిజోన్ పైన కోణీయ దూరం (ముఖ్యంగా ఖగోళ వస్తువు)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಲ್

ದಿಗಂತದ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಕೋನೀಯ ಅಂತರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆಕಾಶ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

埃尔

地平线以上的角距离（尤其是天体）

🇯🇵Japanese

エル

地平線から上の角距離（特に天体の）

🇰🇷Korean

엘자

수평선 위의 각도 거리(특히 천체의 경우)

🇹🇭Thai

เอล

ระยะเชิงมุมเหนือขอบฟ้า (โดยเฉพาะวัตถุท้องฟ้า)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المسافة الزاوية فوق الأفق (خاصة الأجرام السماوية)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אל

מרחק זוויתי מעל האופק (במיוחד של עצם שמימי)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'el'?

The primary meaning of 'el' is 'angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'el' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'el' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'el' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'el' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

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