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height

UK
/haɪt/
US
/haɪt/

Translations

heightnoun
heights
pl
UK
/haɪt/
US
/haɪt/
The height of the building is 100 meters.
La hauteur du bâtiment est de 100 mètres.
altitudeDans le domaine aéronautique ou géographique, pour une élévation par rapport à un niveau de référence.
The aircraft was maintaining a height of 10,000 metres above sea level.
L’avion maintenait une altitude de 10 000 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer.
Additional translations
hauteursAu pluriel, pour désigner des lieux élevés.
apogéePour indiquer le point culminant ou l’intensité maximale d’un phénomène.
Synonyms
altitude
apex
summit
peak
loftiness
tallness
stature
elevation
Antonyms
lowness
depth
heightadjective
UK
/haɪt/
US
/haɪt/
Attributive use of the noun (e.g., "height restriction"); functions adjectivally but lacks comparative and superlative forms.
Additional translations
hauteurDans les emplois de mesure ou de restriction de dimension.

Definitions

heightnoun
The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.
The height of the building is 100 meters.
A high place or area.
They climbed to the heights to get a better view of the valley.
The most intense or extreme part of something.
At the height of the storm, the winds reached 100 miles per hour.
Elevation of a point or object above a specified reference level, especially above sea level; altitude.
The aircraft was maintaining a height of 10,000 metres above sea level.
heightadjective
Relating to or indicating measurement from base to top; relating to height.
Height restrictions apply to the ride.
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