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- Dictionaryal·ti·tude/ˈaldəˌto͞od/
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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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.
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).
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.
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. Altitude is typically measured from sea level, which is the average level of the sea’s surface.
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).
Definition of altitude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of altitude noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ALTITUDE definition: the height of something above sea level: . Learn more.
