ALTITUDE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • elevation especially above sea level or above the earth’’s surface
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the altitude gave her a headache
    Hypernyms(s) altitude is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) altitude is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
    Hypernyms(s) altitude is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower