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[ noun ] elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
Synonyms Examples "the altitude gave her a headache" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The measurements made with the NRL 50 - foot reflector , which is altitude azimuth mounted , would have shown a systematic change with local hour_angle in the measured intensities of Venus and Jupiter if a substantial part of the radiation had been linearly polarized . |
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[ noun ] the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
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[ noun ] angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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