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высота — meaning in English

vysota

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English meaning

  • altitude noun The height of something above sea level or the ground.
  • headway noun Progress made toward completing something.
  • height noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
  • hill noun A raised area of land, smaller and less steep than a mountain.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • tallness noun The quality or characteristic of being tall.
  • vantage noun A position, especially a high or favorable one, that gives a clear view or an advantage.

Senses

высота is used for these senses in English:

  • altitude The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
  • altitude (geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
  • altitude (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
  • headway (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
  • height The distance from the base to the top of something.
  • height The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
  • hill An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
  • tallness The quality or characteristic of being tall.

altitude — full definition

  1. noun The height of something above sea level or the ground.
  2. noun In geometry, the perpendicular distance from a shape's vertex to the opposite side.

headway — full definition

  1. noun Progress made toward completing something.
  2. noun The time or distance gap between vehicles, such as buses or trains, running the same route.

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