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Meanings of height in English

Portuguese
ápice
Catalan
apogeu
Spanish
pico

The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

ápice
Portuguese
altitude
Catalan
alçada
Spanish
altura

The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top.

altitude
Portuguese
altura
Catalan
talla
Spanish
talla

(Of a standing person) the distance from head to foot.

altura
Portuguese
altitude
Catalan
altura
Spanish
altura

Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface.

altitude
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Examples for "altitude"
Examples for "altitude"
1
A particular tequila's flavor depends on the growing conditions, altitude and sunlight.
The South African
2
When it attains the required altitude the pods start to point forward.
BBC
3
Other animals have evolved to cope with altitude by changing similar genes.
BBC
4
At that altitude every minor task takes a tremendous amount of energy.
Climbing Magazine
5
Background: Mechanisms for high-altitude adaption have attracted widespread interest among evolutionary biologists.
Pubmed
Usage of height in English
1
But even at our present great height, we were in great danger.
Armageddon 2419 A. D.
2
Data on age, weight, and height was obtained in patients when possible.
Pubmed
3
The new figures followed adjustments to population size and human height estimates.
Reuters
4
So long story short: How do you overcome your all-consuming height complex?
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
These changes result from changes in the height of the intervertebral discs.
Pubmed
6
The Care and Keeping of TEB-1 That height creates another problem: maintenance.
Wired
7
But I'm really more concerned over this height issue, she told them.
Hearts of grey
8
Results: The force required increased with distraction height under all 4 conditions.
Pubmed
9
A wide tabletop, about waist-height, extended right to left across the stage.
Hiding the Elephant
10
Jackson: Hope is at its best when despair is at its height.
Ebony
11
You can reach any height.' And this mindset is our great strength.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
12
Unemployment has fallen by a third since the height of the crisis.
Reuters
13
Tells about the height-test given painters before the; are employed, salaries, etc.
The new yorker
14
The position and the occasion were the height of the moral sublime.
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
15
At the height of the crisis, texts were arriving every few seconds.
Wired
16
Step inside and you'll note new seats with height adjustment and armrests.
The South African
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
Canada
Common
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