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Definition of altitude
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of altitude is as below...
Altitude
(n.) Space
extended
upward;
height;
the
perpendicular
elevation
of an
object
above its
foundation,
above the
ground,
or above a given
level,
or of one
object
above
another;
as, the
altitude
of a
mountain,
or of a bird above the top of a
tree..
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Dioptra
::
Dioptra
(n.) An
optical
instrument,
invented
by
Hipparchus,
for
taking
altitudes,
leveling,
etc..
Altimeter
::
Altimeter
(n.) An
instrument
for
taking
altitudes,
as a
quadrant,
sextant,
etc..
Degrade
::
Degrade
(v. t.) To
reduce
in
altitude
or
magnitude,
as hills and
mountains;
to wear
down..
Level
::
Level (n.) A
uniform
or
average
height;
a
normal
plane or
altitude;
a
condition
conformable
to
natural
law or which will
secure
a level
surface;
as,
moving
fluids
seek a
level..
Altitude
::
Altitude
(n.)
Elevation
of
spirits;
heroics;
haughty
airs.
Ring
::
Ring (n.) An
instrument,
formerly
used for
taking
the sun's
altitude,
consisting
of a brass ring
suspended
by a
swivel,
with a hole at one side
through
which a solar ray
entering
indicated
the
altitude
on the
graduated
inner
surface
opposite..
Thermobarometer
::
Thermobarometer
(n.) An
instrument
for
determining
altitudes
by the
boiling
point of
water.
Altitude
::
Altitude
(n.) Space
extended
upward;
height;
the
perpendicular
elevation
of an
object
above its
foundation,
above the
ground,
or above a given
level,
or of one
object
above
another;
as, the
altitude
of a
mountain,
or of a bird above the top of a
tree..
Nocturnal
::
Nocturnal
(n.) An
instrument
formerly
used for
taking
the
altitude
of the
stars,
etc., at sea..
Observation
::
Observation
(n.)
Specifically,
the act of
measuring,
with
suitable
instruments,
some
magnitude,
as the time of an
occultation,
with a
clock;
the right
ascension
of a star, with a
transit
instrument
and
clock;
the sun's
altitude,
or the
distance
of the moon from a star, with a
sextant;
the
temperature,
with a
thermometer,
etc..
Gnomon
::
Gnomon
(n.) A style or
column
erected
perpendicularly
to the
horizon,
formerly
used in
astronomocal
observations.
Its
principal
use was to find the
altitude
of the sun by
measuring
the
length
of its
shadow..
Height
::
Height
(n.) The
distance
to which
anything
rises above its foot, above that on which in
stands,
above the
earth,
or above the level of the sea;
altitude;
the
measure
upward
from a
surface,
as the floor or the
ground,
of
animal,
especially
of a man;
stature..
Altitude
::
Altitude
(n.)
Height
of rank or
excellence;
superiority.
Cross-staff
::
Cross-staff
(n.) An
instrument
formerly
used at sea for
taking
the
altitudes
of
celestial
bodies.
Culmination
::
Culmination
(n.) The
attainment
of the
highest
point of
altitude
reached
by a
heavently
body;
passage
across
the
meridian;
transit.
Altimetry
::
Altimetry
(n.) The art of
measuring
altitudes,
or
heights..
Gunter''s Quadrant
::
Gunter's
quadrant
() A thin
quadrant,
made of
brass,
wood, etc.,
showing
a
stereographic
projection
on the plane of the
equator.
By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's
azimuth,
the
altitude
of
objects
in
degrees,
etc. See
Gunter's
scale..
Label
::
Label (n.) A brass rule with
sights,
formerly
used, in
connection
with a
circumferentor,
to take
altitudes..
Level
::
Level (n.) An
approximately
horizontal
line or
surface
at a
certain
degree
of
altitude,
or
distance
from the
center
of the
earth;
as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the
plateau
and then
descend
to the level of the
valley
or of the sea..
Quadrant
::
Quadrant
(n.) An
instrument
for
measuring
altitudes,
variously
constructed
and
mounted
for
different
specific
uses in
astronomy,
surveying,
gunnery,
etc.,
consisting
commonly
of a
graduated
arc of 90ยก, with an index or
vernier,
and
either
plain or
telescopic
sights,
and
usually
having
a plumb line or
spirit
level for
fixing
the
vertical
or
horizontal
direction..
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