| altitude | |
| 1. n. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. | |
| As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains. | |
| 2. n. A vertical distance. | |
| 3. n. (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. n. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon. | |
| 5. n. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. | |
| 6. n. (dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. | |
| 7. n. Highest point or degree. | |
