altitude
Pronunciation: /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/
The English word “altitude” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
- A vertical distance.
- The line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex.
- The length of such a line; the distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the side opposite to the vertex.
- The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
- Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
- Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
- Highest point or degree.
- Krull dimension.
- Height.
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”).
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