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Synonyms
al·ti·tude (ăĺtĭ-tōōd́, -tyōōd́)

[Middle English, from Latin altitūdō, from altus, high.]

noun 

  1. The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. See synonyms at elevation
  2. A high location or area.
  3. Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon.
  4. Mathematics The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex, parallel side, or parallel surface.
  5. High position or rank.

derivatives

aĺti·túdi·nal
adjective