ALTITUDE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word altitude. (close relations)
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elevation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the event of something being raised upward • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) • a raised or elevated geological formation • distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) • (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump • drawing of an exterior of a structure • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | ||||||||
height | nounn | |||||||
noun • the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot • elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface | ||||||||
eminence | nounn | |||||||
noun • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||||||||
highness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person • a high degree (of amount or force etc.) | ||||||||
loftiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • impressiveness in scale or proportion | ||||||||
peak | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the most extreme possible amount or value • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a V shape • the highest point (of something) • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes verb • to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity | ||||||||
summit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a meeting of heads of governments verb • reach the summit (of a mountain) | ||||||||
alt | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | ||||||||
el | nounn | |||||||
noun • a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |