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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.
The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
02
the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
Examples
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
Examples
The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
Lexical Tree
altitudinous
altitude
