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Altitude
01
altitude
the distance between an object or point and sea level
Exemplos
The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
O avião atingiu uma altitude de cruzeiro de 30.000 pés acima do nível do mar.
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
A vila está situada a uma altitude de 1.200 metros no sopé das montanhas.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
Árvore Lexical
altitudinous
altitude
