altitudeとは

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/, /ˈælt.ɪˌt͡ʃuːd/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/

名詞

altitude (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 altitudes)

1. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
   • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

     Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

   As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.

2. A vertical distance.
3. (geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.

   The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.

4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority.

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6. (dated, in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     The man of law began to get into his altitudes.

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7. Highest point or degree.
   • Shakespeare

     He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.

派生語

• high-altitude
• low-altitude
• medium-altitude

Further reading

• altitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• altitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

アナグラム

• latitude