Definition: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
Usage: the altitude gave her a headache
Similar words: elevation
Definition: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Usage: there was snow at the higher elevations
Synonyms: ALT, altitude, EL, elevation
Definition: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Similar words: angular position
Definition: relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
Synonyms: altitude
Definition: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
Similar words: length, distance
Definition: size of the gap between two places
Usage: the distance from New York to Chicago; he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points