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An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings. Each word in the pair is the antithesis of the other. A word may have more than one antonym. There are three categories of antonyms identified by the nature of the relationship between the opposed meanings.
Elevation may also help foster norms of helping in groups or communities. When one member of a community witnesses another helping, they are likely to feel elevated and immediately or briefly in time react by helping someone else in the group. [8] This is due to the mutual benefits of biological [clarification needed] altruism.
Highland – Area of high elevation such as a mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau; Hill – Landform that extends above the surrounding terrain; Inselberg, also known as monadnock – Isolated, steep rock hill on relatively flat terrain; Kame – Mound formed on a retreating glacier and deposited on land
These factors may decrease productivity in high altitude habitats, meaning there will be less energy available for consumption, growth, and activity. [31] However, some species, such as birds, thrive at high altitude. [32] Birds thrive because of physiological features that are advantageous for high-altitude flight.
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Elevation (ballistics), the angle between a weapon barrel and the horizontal plane Elevation (astronomy), one component of the horizontal coordinate system Elevation (view), used in architectural drawing to represent a building facade
Holding the moral high ground can be used to legitimize political movements, notably nonviolent resistance, especially in the face of violent opposition, [2] and has been used by civil disobedience movements around the world to garner sympathy and support from society.
In linguistics, converses or relational antonyms are pairs of words that refer to a relationship from opposite points of view, such as parent/child or borrow/lend. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The relationship between such words is called a converse relation . [ 2 ]