laevoelevation

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noun

eye movement up and to the left

OriginEnglish elevation ← Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō →
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Meanings

nounlaevoelevation (uncountable)

alternative levoelevation

  1. uncountablemedicineeye movement up and to the left

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leh₂iwos
  2. Latinlaevus
  3. Englishlevo-
  4. Englishlaevo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Italic*eks
  8. Latinex
  9. Latinex-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  12. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  13. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  14. Latinlevis
  15. Latinlevō
  16. Latinēlevō
  17. Latinēlevātiō
  18. Old Frenchelevation
  19. Englishelevation
  20. Englishlaevoelevation

From laevo- + elevation.

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APA

laevoelevation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laevoelevation

MLA

“laevoelevation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laevoelevation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laevoelevation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laevoelevation.

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