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- DictionaryAl·ti·tude/ˈaldəˌto͞od/
noun
- 1. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level: "flight data including airspeed and altitude"
The meaning of ALTITUDE is the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite. How to use altitude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Altitude.
The height of an object or structure above a reference level, usually above sea level or the Earth's surface. Astronomy. The position of a celestial object above an observer's horizon, measured in degrees along a line between the horizon (0°) and the zenith (90°).
noun [ C ] us / ˈæl·tɪˌtud / altitude noun [C] (HEIGHT) Add to word list. earth science. height above sea level: The city of Denver is situated at an altitude of almost exactly one mile. earth science.
Altitude. Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure).
Whether it refers to how high a plane is flying or to the height of a landform, the word altitude is used to describe an object’s elevation above a particular reference point. Altitude is typically measured from sea level, which is the average level of the sea’s surface.
altitude in British English. (ˈæltɪˌtjuːd ) noun. 1. the vertical height of an object above some chosen level, esp above sea level; elevation. 2. geometry. the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base of a geometrical figure or solid. 3. Also called: elevation astronomy, nautical.
n. 1. the height of a thing above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth. 2. extent or distance upward; height. 3. the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon. 4. a. the perpendicular distance from the vertex of a geometric figure to the side opposite the vertex.
altitude. noun. /ˈæltɪtjuːd/. /ˈæltɪtuːd/. [countable, usually singular] the height above sea level. at an altitude of something We are flying at an altitude of 6 000 metres. The plane made a dive to a lower altitude. Extra Examples.
the height of something above sea level: flying at an altitude of 8000 metres. (Definition of altitude from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of altitude. in Chinese (Traditional) 海拔，海拔高度… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 海拔，海拔高度… See more. in Spanish. altitud, altitud [feminine]… See more. in Portuguese
Altitude Definition. The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. Height; esp., the height of a thing above the earth's surface or above sea level. Great height or elevation. Has trouble breathing at altitude.
