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Elevation
Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. An operation defined as subtilising a subject.
In the book. Exaltatio is likewise defined through subtilising.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348.
Historical Definition
Elevation is making a thing subtle.
Meaning
The definition concerns a change in the condition of a thing. “Subtle” is retained because the entry does not reduce that condition to one measurable feature. It gives no subject, instrument or prescribed sequence.
Use in the Book
Exaltatio is likewise defined through subtilising. Sublimatio, however, gives the more specific description of dry matter forced upward by heat. Their proximity in vocabulary does not make every elevation a sublimation. Read the particular action described by the surrounding author before choosing a narrower operational meaning.
Places to Read
Exaltatio. An operation defined through subtilisation.
Sublimatio. An operation defined by the upward movement of heated dry matter.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Elevation
See also. Exaltatio; Sublimatio