augstums

== Latvian == === Etymology === From augsts (“high”) +‎ -ums. === Pronunciation === === Noun === augstums m (1st declension) (chiefly in the singular) height, altitude (the quality of being high; the measure of how high something is) absolūtais augstums ― altitude (lit. absolute height) kalna augstums ir 700 metrus virs jūras līmeņa ― the height of the mountain is 700 meters above sea level lidmašīna lidoja 10 tūkstoš metru augstumā ― the airplane is flying at an altitude of 10 thousand meters (geometry) perpendicular length from the base to the top (vertex) of a geometric figure cilindra, konusa, trīsstūra augstums ― the height of a cylinder, cone, triangle (chiefly in the plural) heights (very high place) debesu augstumos riņķo vanags ― the hawk flies in cirlces in the heights of the sky (figuratively, chiefly plural) heights (high social or professional situation, position) noraudzīties no saviem augstumiem ― to watch from one's heights (= high position) nolaisties no saviem augstumiem ― to descend from one's heights (= high position) slavas augstumi ― the heights of glory (of sounds) pitch (property of sounds that depends on the number of oscillationss per unit time of a vibrating body; perceived frequency) vienāda augstuma notis, skaņas ― notes, sounds with the same pitch ==== Declension ====