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altitude

/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/noun3 syllables

Altitude means: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

Synonyms for altitude4

noun, as in angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

elevation, EL, ALT

noun, as in elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

height

What does altitude mean?3

noun

1

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

2

elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface“the altitude gave her a headache”

3

the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Altitude in a sentence

  • Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.darinmex
  • If you live at a higher altitude, water boils at a lower temperature.Hybrid
  • At this altitude, the weather can change quickly and unexpectedly.sundown
  • At this altitude, the weather can change quickly and without warning.sundown
  • In high altitudes, people find it hard to breathe.CM
  • The people protested against the low altitude flight training.CM
  • Rapidity of rise may be inversely proportional to duration at altitude.halfb1t
  • I don't feel well at such a high altitude._undertoad

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of altitude

as a noun

plural
altitudes