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n.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.

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	n.) ~~Space extended upward; height;~~ the ~~perpendicular elevation~~ of ~~an object above its foundation, above~~ the ~~ground~~, or ~~above a given level, or of one object above another~~; as, the altitude of a ~~mountain~~, ~~or of a bird above the top of a tree~~.		n.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.