Altitude

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EtymologyModificar

From Middle English < Latin altitudo (“‘height’”) < altus (“‘high’”).

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/, SAMPA: /"{lt.I%tju:d/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæltəˌtud/, SAMPA: /"{l.t@%tud/

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1. The height measured from sea level up to any given point.
2. A vertical distance.
3. Patrono:Geometry The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.

   The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.

4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.

Derived termsModificar

• altitude indicator

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• Altitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Altitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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• latitude

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Altitude f. (plural Altitudes)

1. altitude

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NounModificar

Altitude f. (plural Altitudes)

1. altitude

Related termsModificar

• altura

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