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Altitude
01
altitud, altura
the distance between an object or point and sea level
Ejemplos
The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
El avión alcanzó una altitud de crucero de 30,000 pies sobre el nivel del mar.
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
El pueblo se encuentra a una altitud de 1.200 metros en las estribaciones de las montañas.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Ejemplos
The astronomer calculated the star 's altitude at midnight.
Students learned how to measure the altitude of the stars.
03
the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex, or from a side to the opposite side if parallel
Ejemplos
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
Árbol Léxico
altitudinous
altitude
