altitude

Noun
  1. Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (synset 105138912)
    "the altitude gave her a headache"
    hypernym: elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
    hyponym:
    • level - height above ground
    • ceiling - (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
    • ceiling - maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
    synonym: height
  2. The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) (synset 113920350)
    hypernym: distance, length - size of the gap between two places
  3. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) (synset 113858749)
    hypernym: angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
    synonym: alt, el, elevation

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