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noun. The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. synonym: elevation.

noun. Great height or elevation.

noun. A high location or area.

noun. The angular distance above the observer's horizon of a celestial object.

noun. The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex, parallel side, or parallel surface.

noun. Space extended upward; height; the degree or amount of elevation of an object above its foundation, the ground, or a given level; the amount or distance by which one object is higher than another: as, the altitude of a mountain or a cloud.

noun. The elevation of a point, star, or other object above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical intercepted between such point and the horizon.

noun. An elevation or height; anything extending far upward.

noun. Highest point or degree; full elevation.

noun. Elevation of spirit; haughty air: in this sense generally used in the plural.

noun. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another.

noun. The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon.

noun. The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base

noun. Height of degree; highest point or degree.

noun. Height of rank or excellence; superiority.

noun. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.

noun. an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3.

noun. The height measured from sea level up to any given point.

noun. A vertical distance.

noun. The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.

noun. The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.

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

noun. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

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

accessible altitude  altitude and azimuth circle  elevation of the pole  inaccessible altitude  meridian altitude of a star  

altitude indicator  

angular position  distance  length  

acceleration  angle  density  diameter  dimension  

Cartesian coordinates  abscissa  apex  azimuth  ceiling