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Altitude
01
the distance between an object or point and sea level
Examples
The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Examples
The astronomer calculated the star 's altitude at midnight.
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
Examples
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Lexical Tree
altitudinous
altitude
