English-Thai Dictionary

altitude

N ความสูง  ความสูง โดยเฉพาะ เหนือ พื้นดิน หรือ เหนือ น้ำทะเล  khwam-sung

 

altitude

N ชนชั้นสูง  chon-chan-sung

 

altitude

N ที่สูง  ความสูง  height elevation loftiness ti-sung

 

altitude

N ระดับ หรือ ตำแหน่ง  ra-dab-rue-tam-naeng

 

altitude

N ระยะทาง จาก ฐาน ถึง จุดสูงสุด (เรขาค ณิต  ra-ya-thang-jak-than-thueng-jut-sung-sut

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALTITUDE

n.[L. altitudo, of altus, high, and a common termination, denoting state, condition or manner. ] 1. Space extended upward; height; the elevation of an object above its foundation; as, the altitude of a mountain, or column; or the elevation of an object or place above the surface on which we stand, or above the earth; as, the altitude of a cloud or a meteor; or the elevation of one object above another; as, of a bird above the top of a a tree.
2. The elevation of a point, a star, or other object above the horizon. This is true or apparent altitude; true, when taken from the rational or real horizon; apparent, when taken from the sensible, or apparent horizon.
3. Figuratively, high degree; superior excellence; highest point of excellence.
He is proud to the altitude of his virtue.
The altitude of the eye, in perspective, is a right line let fall from the eye, perpendicular to the geometrical plane.
Meridian altitude is an arch of the meridian between the horizon and any star or point on the meridian.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALTITUDE

Al "ti *tude, n. Etym: [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf. Altar, Haughty, Enhance. ]

 

1. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree.

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon.

 

3. (Geom.)

 

Defn: The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.

 

4. Height of degree; highest point or degree. He is [proud ] even to the altitude of his virtue. Shak.

 

5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. Swift.

 

6. pl.

 

Defn: Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq. ] Richardson. The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

altitude

al ti tude |ˈaltiˌt (y )o͞od ˈældəˌt (j )ud |(abbr.: alt. ) ▶noun the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level: flight data including airspeed and altitude | flying at altitudes over 15,000 feet. • great height: the mechanism can freeze at altitude. • Astronomy the apparent height of a celestial object above the horizon, measured as an angle. • Geometry the length of the perpendicular line from a vertex to the opposite side of a figure. DERIVATIVES al ti tu di nal |ˌaltiˈt (y )o͞odn -əl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin altitudo, from altus ‘high. ’

 

altitude sickness

al ti tude sick ness |ˈældəˌt (j )ud ˈsɪknɪs | ▶noun illness caused by ascent to a high altitude and the resulting shortage of oxygen, characterized chiefly by hyperventilation, nausea, exhaustion, and cerebral edema.

 

Oxford Dictionary

altitude

alti |tude |ˈaltɪtjuːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level: flight data including airspeed and altitude | [ count noun ] : flying at altitudes over 15,000 feet. • great height: the mechanism can freeze at altitude. • Astronomy the apparent height of a celestial object above the horizon, measured in angular distance. • Geometry the length of the perpendicular line from a vertex to the opposite side of a figure. DERIVATIVES altitudinal |altɪˈtjuːdɪn (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin altitudo, from altus ‘high ’.

 

altitude sickness

alti |tude sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] illness caused by ascent to high altitude, characterized by hyperventilation, nausea, and exhaustion resulting from shortage of oxygen.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

altitude

altitude noun clouds are classified according to form and altitude: height, elevation, distance above the sea /ground; loftiness. WORD LINKS altimetry the measurement of altitude Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

altitude

altitude noun we are now flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet: height, elevation, distance above the sea /ground; loftiness. ANTONYMS depth. WORD LINKS altitude altimetry, hypsometry measurement of altitude Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

French Dictionary

altitude

altitude n. f. nom féminin 1 Élévation au-dessus du sol. : L ’avion volait à faible altitude. 2 Élévation verticale d ’un lieu par rapport au niveau de la mer. : Cette ville est à 200 m d ’altitude.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

altitude

al ti tude /ǽltɪt j ùːd /名詞 1 C 〖通例an /the ～〗(山 飛行機などの )高度 ; 海抜, 標高 〘海面または地面からの高さ 〙▸ fly at an [the ] altitude of 3,000 feet 高度3,000フィートで飛行する 2 C 〖～s 〗ある高さの土地 ; U 高地 ▸ at altitude 高地で 3 U C 高い地位 .4 C 〖an /the ～〗〘数 〙高さ ; 〘天 〙高度, 高角 .～́ s ì ckness 〘医 〙高山病 .