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altitudes
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高度
the distance between an object or point and sea level
- The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet above sea level.
飞机达到了海拔30,000英尺的巡航高度。
- The village sits at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the foothills of the mountains.
村庄位于山脚下，海拔1200米。
- Climbers experienced difficulties adjusting to the high altitude during their ascent.
登山者在攀登过程中难以适应高海拔。
- The city's altitude affects its climate, with cooler temperatures at higher elevations.
城市的海拔影响其气候，海拔越高气温越凉爽。
- Meteorologists study altitude variations to understand atmospheric pressure changes.
气象学家研究高度变化以了解大气压力的变化。
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the angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
- The astronomer calculated the star's altitude at midnight.
- Students learned how to measure the altitude of the stars.
- Altitude and azimuth are used to locate celestial objects.
- The sun's altitude determines the length of shadows.
- The altitude of the moon changes constantly during the night.
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the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex, or from a side to the opposite side if parallel
- The altitude of a triangle is used to calculate its area.
- Draw an altitude from the vertex to the base to solve the problem.
- The teacher explained how to find the altitude of a parallelogram.
- Each triangle has three altitudes, one from each vertex.
- The altitude intersects the base at a right angle.