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height

height

120 1.0
The distance of a place above sea level
  • noun
  • /haɪt/
translation icon : altitud
  • The height of Mount Everest is approximately 29,032 feet above sea level.
  • maximum height
  • height in meters
  • height in feet

But we have these other loci where the heights of the peaks are not equal.

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Examples

  • We found ourselves in an immense Grand Court that rose to the height of three floors.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • You need to have accurate geographical coordinates, including height above sea level, for these reports.

    Academic text (1993)

  • What is the height and weight of actor Adam Scott?

  • What hand hewed these stones, then brought them to this height, remains a mystery.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The balloon had scarcely reached a height of 60,000 feet when something happened that cut off the oxygen supply.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The sample included 526 Jewish residents from the Golan Heights region, who were born in Israel.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The height of the building was measured at 150 meters from the ground.

  • The pilot announced the height of the aircraft as we flew over the mountains.

Synonyms

altitude
vsheight
274 4.0

Height of a place measured from sea level or ground

is the broader term for distance above sea level or the earth's surface
elevation
vsheight
42 4.2

Height of a place above sea level

measures distance above sea level rather than naming landforms or summits

Antonyms

depth
318 1.0

How far down something goes from its top to its bottom

Compounds

height of capillary rise
  • Specialized
7.7

How far a liquid moves up a thin tube because of surface tension

pulse height analyzer
  • Specialized
8.2

A device that lets only electrical pulses above a set level pass

How High

height
120 1.0
altitude
274 4.0

Surface Forms

height singular
heights plural

Morphology

height = high (semi-transparent) = high + th

Semantically the noun denotes vertical elevation above a reference level (sea/ground), directly related to 'high', but the historical suffix and sound change reduce surface transparency.

Etymology

Height comes from an old English word high plus the ending -th that makes a quality into a thing. So height can mean how high something is above the ground or sea, which is why we use it for elevation.