In artillery and naval gunfire support, the height of the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile above the horizontal plane passing through its origin. Also called vertex height.
maximum ordinate
maximum ordinate
[′mak·sə·məm ′ȯrd·ən·ət] (mechanics) Difference in altitude between the origin and highest point of the trajectory of a projectile.SeeMAX ORDSeeMAX ORD