altitude
英 ['æltɪtjuːd]
美['æltɪtud]
- n. 高地；高度；[数] 顶垂线；（等级和地位等的）高级
英英释意
- 1. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;
- "the altitude gave her a headache"
- 2. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
- 3. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)