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The correct spelling is altitudes.
How to pronounce altitudes
noun
Say it like: Alt-itu-des
The correct spelling is altitudes. The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. For example: "As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains."
Usage Examples
“As the altitude increases, the temperature gets lower, so remember to bring warm clothes to the mountains.”
“The perpendicular height of a triangle is known as its altitude.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
- 2.A vertical distance.
- 3.The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
- 4.The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
- 5.Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
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