altitude

English Thesaurus

1. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	elevation,
definition	:	distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	level,
definition	:	height above ground (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	ceiling,
definition	:	(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	ceiling,
definition	:	maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) (noun.attribute)

2. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	angular position,
definition	:	relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established (noun.linkdef)

3. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	distance, length,
definition	:	size of the gap between two places (noun.attribute)

4. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	altitudinous,
definition	:	indefinitely high; lofty (adj.all)

derivation	:	altitudinal, altitudinal, altitudinal,
definition	:	pertaining to altitude (adj.pert)

derivation	:	altitudinous,
definition	:	indefinitely high; lofty (adj.all)

derivation	:	altitudinal, altitudinal, altitudinal,
definition	:	pertaining to altitude (adj.pert)