altitude

• angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• elevation especially above sea level or above the earth´s surface
• the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
• Space extended upward
• The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent
• The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base
• Height of degree
• Height of rank or excellence
• Elevation of spirits
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Mississippi
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Ohio

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