elevation vs water level

water level vs elevation

elevation and water level both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elevation	Yes	No	No	No
water level	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water level is a hyponym of elevation; that is, water level is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elevation:

elevation: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
water level: the level of the surface of a body of water

Other hyponyms of elevation include isometry, altitude, height, grade, ground level.

elevation (noun)	water level (noun)
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something	a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
drawing of an exterior of a structure	the level of the surface of a body of water
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)	a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump	underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
the event of something being raised upward
a raised or elevated geological formation
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Difference between elevation and water level

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