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Altitude
01
altitude
the distance between an object or point and sea level
Exemples
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
Le village se trouve à une altitude de 1 200 mètres dans les contreforts des montagnes.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Exemples
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
Exemples
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
Arbre Lexical
altitudinous
altitude
