height

Noun
  1. The vertical dimension of extension;
    Distance from the base of something to the top (synset 105144430)
    tells us about:
    • high - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
    • low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
    is a type of: dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
    subtypes:
    same as: tallness
  2. The highest level or degree attainable;
    The highest stage of development (synset 113963489)
    "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
    is a type of: degree, level, point, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    same as: acme, elevation, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
  3. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot (synset 105009517)
    tells us about:
    • tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature
    • little, short - low in stature; not tall
    is a type of: bodily property - an attribute of the body
    subtypes:
    • tallness - the property of being taller than average stature
    • shortness - the property of being shorter than average stature
    same as: stature
  4. Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (synset 105138912)
    "the altitude gave her a headache"
    is a type of: elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    same as: altitude

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