Synonyms for altitude
ˈæl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyudal·ti·tude

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1. altitude

   Synonyms:
   height, tallness, verticality, ascent, loftiness, eminence, elevation

   Antonyms:
   lowness, depression, descent, declination, depth

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1. altitude, heightnoun

   elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

   "the altitude gave her a headache"

   Synonyms:
   tiptop, peak, top, summit, pinnacle, acme, height, meridian, tallness, superlative, stature, elevation

2. altitudenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   height, elevation

3. elevation, EL, altitude, ALTnoun

   angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

   Synonyms:
   top, aggrandisement, raising, height, tiptop, lift, pinnacle, overhead railway, elevated, elevated railroad, elevation, meridian, aggrandizement, superlative, elevated railway, peak, natural elevation, acme, summit

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1. altitudenoun

   Synonyms:
   height, elevation

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1. List of paraphrases for "altitude":

   elevation, height, aloft, upper, interpolation

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1. List of known nicknames for "Altitude":

   Steve Gibbs, Eclipse, Antartica

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1. Kieran Baxter:

   The scale of the ice loss was immediately evident as we reached altitude but it was only by comparing the images side-by-side that the last 100 years of change were made visible. It was both a breathtaking and heartbreaking experience, particularly knowing that the melt has accelerated massively in the last few decades, unless we drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, there will be little ice left to photograph in another hundred years.

2. The Hays ':

   Jung said. In Wyoming where it’s dry and in the peak of fire season, Anna Wilcox said campfires will be banned. People should be aware that leaving a car on the side of the road or throwing a cigarette butt out a window could start a fire, Anna Wilcox added. Anna Wilcox also said people could need to adjust to Casper’s high elevation and should keep an eye out for altitude sickness symptoms. Places like Casper and Hopkinsville may not have chosen to be in the path of totality, but they are still looking forward to showing off their communities and experiencing a total eclipse. There’s no reason why we ca n’t all have fun doing it together, the big thing here for us... is that when that moment of totality comes, that we can all experience it together.

3. The Washington Post:

   20,000 feet [6,000 meters] altitude on Earth.

4. Steve Jurczyk:

   We go to that high altitude because it simulates the atmospheric conditions on Mars, mars has a very thin atmosphere. With current space technologies, NASA can land about 1 metric tonne, or 2,200 pounds on the surface of Mars, roughly equivalent to the Curiosity Rover’s weight.

5. Janet Bednarek:

   There would n’t have been any way to track their altitude and airspeed at all times.