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| the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major |
| a natural body that revolves around a planet such as a moon |
- Once on the mountain, the young man's journal became little more than a catalog of his struggle with the altitude.
- Biodiesel can gel at cooler temperatures, such as those experienced on a winter's day or at high altitude.
- Polar flights often have to change altitudes or routes to avoid very cold air which could freeze their fuel.
| altitude (ˈæltɪˌtjuːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the vertical height of an object above some chosen level, esp above sea level; elevation |
| 2. | geometry the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base of a geometrical figure or solid |
| 3. | astronomy, nautical Compare azimuth Also called: elevation the angular distance of a celestial body from the horizon measured along the vertical circle passing through the body |
| 4. | surveying the angle of elevation of a point above the horizontal plane of the observer |
| 5. | (often plural) a high place or region |
| [C14: from Latin altitūdō, from altus high, deep] | |
| alti'tudinal | |
| —adj | |
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