altitude

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈælt.ɪˌt͡ʃuːd/ (yod-dropping) IPA(key): /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/ === Noun === altitude (countable and uncountable, plural altitudes) The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. A vertical distance. (geometry) The line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex. (geometry) The length of such a line; the distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the side opposite to the vertex. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. (dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. Highest point or degree. (commutative algebra, dated, of a ring) Krull dimension. (commutative algebra, of an ideal) Height. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “altitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “altitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === latitude == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin altitūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ti.tyd/ === Noun === altitude f (plural altitudes) altitude ==== Related terms ==== haut === Further reading === “altitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin altitūdō. === Noun === altitude f (plural altitudes) altitude ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin altitūdō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ Hyphenation: al‧ti‧tu‧de === Noun === altitude f (plural altitudes) altitude ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “altitude”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “altitude”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026