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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 an object or structure above a reference level, usually above sea level or the Earth's surface. Astronomy. The position of a celestial object above an observer's horizon, measured in degrees along a line between the horizon (0°) and the zenith (90°).
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.
The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level. See also density altitude; drop altitude; elevation; minimum safe altitude; pressure altitude; transition altitude; true altitude.
Altitude Definition. The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. Height; esp., the height of a thing above the earth's surface or above sea level. Great height or elevation. Has trouble breathing at altitude.
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altitude /ˈæltɪˌtjuːd/ n. the vertical height of an object above some chosen level, esp above sea level; elevation. the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base of a geometrical figure or solid. Also called: elevation the angular distance of a celestial body from the horizon measured along the vertical circle passing through the body.
