height

height
height [hīt]
n.
[< earlier highth < ME heighthe < OE hiehthu (akin to Goth hauhitha) < heah: see HIGH & -TH1]
1. the topmost point of anything
2. the highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination [the height of absurdity]
3. the distance from the bottom to the top
4.
a) elevation or distance above a given level, as above the surface of the earth or sea; altitude
b) elevation (of the sun, a star, etc.) above the horizon, measured in degrees
5.
a) a relatively great distance from bottom to top
b) a relatively great distance above a given level
6. [often pl.] a point or place considerably above most others; eminence; elevation; hill
7. Obs. high rank
SYN.- HEIGHT refers to distance from bottom to top [a figurine four inches in height] or to distance above a given level [he dropped it from a height of ten feet ]; ALTITUDE and ELEVATION refer especially to distance above a given level (usually the surface of the earth) and generally connote great distance [the altitude of an airplane, the elevation of a mountain ]; STATURE refers especially to the height of a human being standing erect [he was short in stature]

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