Altitude
01
高度
the distance between an object or point and sea level
例
The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
飛行機は海抜30,000フィートの巡航高度に達しました。
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
その村は山のふもとで1,200メートルの高度に位置しています。
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
例
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
例
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
語彙ツリー
altitudinous
altitude
