ELATERY
El"a*ter*y, n. Etym: [See 2d Elater.]
Defn: Acting force; elasticity. [Obs.] Ray.
ELATION
E*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. elatio. See Elate.]
Defn: A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. "Felt the elation of triumph." Sir W. Scott.
ELATIVE
E*la"tive, a. (Gram.)
Defn: Raised; lifted up; — a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
ELATROMETER
El`a*trom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.] (Physics)
Defn: An instrument for measuring the degree of rarefaction of air contained in the receiver of an air pump. [Spelt also elaterometer.]
ELAYL
E*la"yl, n. Etym: [Gr. yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: Olefiant gas or ethylene; — so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See Ethylene.