slight elevation

collocation in English

meaningsofslightandelevation

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slight
adjective
uk
/slaɪt/us
/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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elevation
noun
uk
/ˌel.ɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌel.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
architecturespecialized
the front or side of a building as shown on ...
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(Definition ofslightandelevationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, our results show no evidence of any such facilitation, but rather aslightelevationof threshold.
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In the retired group there was aslightelevationof risk, although it was not statistically significant.
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Coral reefs fringe the coasts of the southern isles, which are ofslightelevation.
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The tibial tuberosity is aslightelevationof bone on the anterior, proximal portion of the tibia.
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Two notable features of this arch are its solidity and itsslightelevation.
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Its location on aslightelevationmakes the structure very visible.
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It gets its name from itsslightelevationover the surrounding land.
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It is concave from before backward, broader in front than behind, and traversed from before backward by aslightelevation, separating two depressions.
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Leaving the start line you get up to speed very quickly as there is only aslightelevationchange on the bottom portion of the hill.
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The bow and stern hadslightelevation.
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One, slight elevations of the terrain (predominant soil is of calcareous origin) above flooding levels during the rainy season, and two, the presence of sinkholes or cenotes.
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This, in turn, results in slight elevations in testosterone and estradiol levels.
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