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noun
- 1. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level: "flight data including airspeed and altitude"
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us / ˈæl·tɪˌtud / altitude noun [C] (HEIGHT) Add to word list. earth science. height above sea level: The city of Denver is situated at an altitude of almost exactly one mile. earth science. Altitude is also the distance measured by an angle made by a point on the earth to a star and to the horizon (= place where earth and sky seem to meet).
The meaning of ALTITUDE is the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite. How to use altitude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Altitude.
Altitude. Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure).
noun. the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level on earth. Synonyms: elevation. extent or distance upward; height. Antonyms: depth. Astronomy. the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon. Geometry. the perpendicular distance from the vertex of a figure to the side opposite the vertex.
altitude in British English. (ˈæltɪˌtjuːd ) noun. 1. the vertical height of an object above some chosen level, esp above sea level; elevation. 2. geometry. the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base of a geometrical figure or solid. 3. Also called: elevation astronomy, nautical.
The noun altitude refers to how high something rises: “The high altitude of the Himalayan mountain range slowed the progress of the hikers.” Whether it refers to how high a plane is flying or to the height of a landform, the word altitude is used to describe an object’s elevation above a particular reference point.
Definition of altitude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
