"altitude" Definition

Definitions for the word "altitude" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
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; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Height of degree; highest point or degree.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Height, esp. Of an object above sea level or above the horizon. [latin altus high]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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