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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ti•tude /ˈæltɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/USA pronunciation n. - Geographythe height of a thing above a certain point, esp. the height above sea level on earth: [uncountable]Maintain your altitude at 30,000 feet.[countable]descended to a lower altitude.
- Usually, altitudes. [plural] a high place or region:had difficulty breathing at mountain altitudes.
See -alti-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ti•tude (al′ti to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n. - Aeronauticsthe height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, esp. above sea level on earth.
- extent or distance upward; height.
- Astronomythe angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon.
- Mathematics[Geom.]
- the perpendicular distance from the vertex of a figure to the side opposite the vertex.
- the line through the vertex of a figure perpendicular to the base.
- Usually, altitudes. a high place or region:mountain altitudes.
- high or important position, rank, etc.
- Latin altitūdō; see alti-, -tude
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elevation.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See height.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged depth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: altitude /ˈæltɪˌtjuːd/ n - the vertical height of an object above some chosen level, esp above sea level; elevation
- the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base of a geometrical figure or solid
Also called: elevation the angular distance of a celestial body from the horizon measured along the vertical circle passing through the body- the angle of elevation of a point above the horizontal plane of the observer
- (often plural) a high place or region
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin altitūdō, from altus high, deep |