EL Technology Abbreviation

Elevation

A geometrical drawing of a facade of a building. The angular measure of the height of an object above the horizon with azimuth, one of the coordinates defining celestial location and sometimes used in tracking spacecraft. The angle at which an antenna must be pointed above the horizon for optimal reception from a spacecraft. A drawing of a face of a building with all the features shown, as if in a single vertical plane.

Entry Interface

Engineering Instruction

Environmental Impact

An assessment of the biophysical effects a vehicle has on the environment, commencing with its production and ending with its disposal.

Electrolujinescent Lighting

Electronic Loaz

Eleftronics Letters

Elevate

Elevator

The movable aft portion of the horizontal tailplane which is used to affect pitch or the climbing or descending attitude of the aircraft. Movable control surface, attached to the trailing-edge of an aircraft's tailplane (stabilizer) to controll pitching movements. The movable part of a horizontal airfoil which controls the pitch of an aircraft, the fixed part being the STABILIZER. ELEVATORS are moveable control surfaces hinged on the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer.