| NOUN | attribute | altitude, height | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface |
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| shape | altitude | the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) | |
| relation | altitude, elevation, EL, ALT | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |
| Sounds | ae'ltahtuw.d | |
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| Rhymes | accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd... | |
| Meaning | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. | |
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| Example | "the altitude gave her a headache" | |
| Synonym | height | |
| Narrower | ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds |
| ceiling | maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) | |
| level | height above ground | |
| Broader | elevation | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) |
| Spanish | altitud, altura, elevación | |
| Catalan | alçada, altitud, altura, elevació | |
| Adjectives | altitudinal | pertaining to altitude |
| altitudinous | indefinitely high | |
| Meaning | The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel). | |
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| Broader | distance, length | size of the gap between two places |
| Spanish | altitud, altura | |
| Catalan | altitud, altura | |
| Adjectives | altitudinal | pertaining to altitude |
| Meaning | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). | |
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| Synonyms | elevation, EL, ALT | |
| Broader | angular position | relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established |
| Adjectives | altitudinal | pertaining to altitude |
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