altitude

CEFRC1

/ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The height of a place or object above sea level or ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A vertical distance.

Examples

  • The people protested against the low altitude flight training.

  • The plane climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈælt.ɪˌt͡ʃuːd/
  • /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The line perpendicularly connecting a figure’s vertex, especially a triangle’s apex, to the side opposite to the vertex.

  2. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.

  3. The length of such a line; the distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the side opposite to the vertex.

More examples

In context

  • We are cruising at an altitude of 39,000 feet.

  • All three altitudes of any triangle will always meet at point known as the orthocentre or orthocenter.

  • As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The mountain climber measured the blank with her altimeter to know how far she had climbed.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”).