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Altitude
01
altitudine
the distance between an object or point and sea level
Esempi
The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
L'aereo ha raggiunto una altitudine di crociera di 30.000 piedi sul livello del mare.
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
Il villaggio si trova a un'altitudine di 1.200 metri ai piedi delle montagne.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Esempi
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
Esempi
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
Albero Lessicale
altitudinous
altitude
