altitude B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ See IPA manual Freq #8592 Meanings 1 noun The height of something above sea level or the ground. As the altitude increases, the air gets colder, so bring warm clothes to the mountains. 2 noun In geometry, a line drawn from a corner of a shape straight down to the opposite side, or its length. All three altitudes of a triangle meet at a single point. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the height of something... heightelevation Word family Forms altitudes Derived forms altazimuthaltimetryaltitude-sickaltitudinalaltitudinousbialtitudecoaltitudehigh-altitudelow-altitudemaltitudemedium-altitudemidaltitude Common collocations altitude sickness Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”). *h₂el- (grow) Proto-Indo-European altitūdō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # altitude **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ **Frequency rank:** 8592 ## Meanings 1. The height of something above sea level or the ground. 2. In geometry, a line drawn from a corner of a shape straight down to the opposite side, or its length. ## Examples - As the altitude increases, the air gets colder, so bring warm clothes to the mountains. - All three altitudes of a triangle meet at a single point. ## Derived Forms - altazimuth - altimetry - altitude-sick - altitudinal - altitudinous - bialtitude - coaltitude - high-altitude - low-altitude - maltitude - medium-altitude - midaltitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂el- (grow) - Root: altitūdō - Affix: -tude - state ## Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”). ## AI Etymology Altitude comes from Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow). ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Mathematics & Measurement markdown