Quantitative Concept
altitude
al·ti·tude [ al-ti-tood, -tyood ]
Subclass of:
Environment
Definitions related to altitude:
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A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Height above sea level or above the earth's surface.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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