Altitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪɾaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈadbɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈadbɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪɾaɪ/.

Examples

the altitude gave her a headache

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ALT height elevation EL

Parts of Speech

noun	elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface “the altitude gave her a headache”
noun	the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
noun	angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Word Forms

altitudinal	adjective	pertaining to altitude
altitudinous	adjective	indefinitely high; lofty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Höhe

Höhe, insbesondere über dem Meeresspiegel oder über der Erdoberfläche

🇪🇸Spanish

altitud

elevación especialmente sobre el nivel del mar o sobre la superficie de la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

altitudine

elevazione soprattutto sopra il livello del mare o sopra la superficie terrestre

🇳🇱Dutch

hoogte

hoogte, vooral boven zeeniveau of boven het aardoppervlak

🇷🇺Russian

высота

высота, особенно над уровнем моря или над земной поверхностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊंचाई

ऊंचाई विशेषकर समुद्र तल से या पृथ्वी की सतह से ऊपर

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চতা

বিশেষত সমুদ্রপৃষ্ঠের উপরে বা পৃথিবীর পৃষ্ঠের উপরে উচ্চতা

🇮🇳Tamil

உயரம்

குறிப்பாக கடல் மட்டத்திற்கு மேல் அல்லது பூமியின் மேற்பரப்பிற்கு மேல் உயரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎత్తు

ముఖ్యంగా సముద్ర మట్టానికి లేదా భూమి యొక్క ఉపరితలం పైన ఉన్న ఎత్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

उंची

विशेषतः समुद्रसपाटीपासून किंवा पृथ्वीच्या पृष्ठभागाच्या वरची उंची

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંચાઈ

ખાસ કરીને દરિયાની સપાટીથી અથવા પૃથ્વીની સપાટીથી ઉપરની ઊંચાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎತ್ತರ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಮೇಲೆ ಎತ್ತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയരം

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സമുദ്രനിരപ്പിന് മുകളിലോ ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉപരിതലത്തിന് മുകളിലോ ഉള്ള ഉയരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਚਾਈ

ਉਚਾਈ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਤਲ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾਂ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اونچائی

اونچائی خاص طور پر سطح سمندر سے اوپر یا زمین کی سطح سے اوپر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高度

海拔，尤其是海平面以上或地球表面以上

🇯🇵Japanese

高度

特に海抜または地表より上の標高

🇰🇷Korean

고도

특히 해발 또는 지표면 위의 고도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ cao

độ cao đặc biệt là trên mực nước biển hoặc trên bề mặt trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

ระดับความสูง

โดยเฉพาะเหนือระดับน้ำทะเลหรือเหนือพื้นผิวโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketinggian

ketinggian terutama di atas permukaan laut atau di atas permukaan bumi

🇲🇾Malay

ketinggian

ketinggian terutamanya di atas paras laut atau di atas permukaan bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ارتفاع

الارتفاع وخاصة فوق مستوى سطح البحر أو فوق سطح الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

ارتفاع

ارتفاع به ویژه از سطح دریا یا بالاتر از سطح زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

rakım

özellikle deniz seviyesinden veya dünya yüzeyinden yükseklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוֹבַה

גובה במיוחד מעל פני הים או מעל פני כדור הארץ

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