altitude
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
the altitude gave her a headache
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- altitudinous derivation
- altitudinal derivation
Sense 2 noun
the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
Types & categories
- distance hypernym
Related & opposite
- altitudinal derivation
Sense 3 noun
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Types & categories
- angular position hypernym
Related & opposite
- altitudinal derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | altitudinous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | altitudinal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | elevation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | level |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ceiling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ceiling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | altitudinal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | distance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | altitudinal |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | angular position |