altitude
al
ˈæl
āl
ti
ti
tude
ˌtud
tood
British pronunciation
/ˈæltɪtjuːd/

Definiția și sensul cuvântului „altitude” în engleză

Altitude
01

altitudine

the distance between an object or point and sea level
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The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
Avionul a atins o altitudine de croazieră de 30.000 de picioare deasupra nivelului mării.
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
Satul se află la o altitudine de 1.200 de metri în poalele munților.
02

the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon

example
Exemple
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

example
Exemple
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
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