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altitude
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Altitude
(gcide) | Altitude \Al"ti*tude\, n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf.
Altar, Haughty, Enhance.]
1. 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.
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2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other
celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc
of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and
the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when
measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when
from the sensible or apparent horizon.
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3. (Geom.) 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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4. Height of degree; highest point or degree.
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He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.
--Shak.
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5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. --Swift.
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6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.]
--Richardson.
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The man of law began to get into his altitude. --Sir
W. Scott.
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Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted
between the south point on the horizon and any point on
the meridian. See Meridian, 3.
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altitude
(wn) | altitude
n 1: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's
surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn:
altitude, height]
2: the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric
figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial
object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT] |
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high altitude
(czen) | High Altitude, long-Endurance (UAV),HAE[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
low altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night
(czen) | Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night,LANTIRN[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
theater high altitude area defense
(czen) | Theater High Altitude Area Defense,THAAD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Altitude
(gcide) | Altitude \Al"ti*tude\, n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf.
Altar, Haughty, Enhance.]
1. 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.
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2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other
celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc
of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and
the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when
measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when
from the sensible or apparent horizon.
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3. (Geom.) 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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4. Height of degree; highest point or degree.
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He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.
--Shak.
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5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. --Swift.
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6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.]
--Richardson.
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The man of law began to get into his altitude. --Sir
W. Scott.
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Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted
between the south point on the horizon and any point on
the meridian. See Meridian, 3.
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Altitude of a pyramid
(gcide) | Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, of
Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]
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1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or
polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;
especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
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2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal
figure as base and several triangles which have a common
vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
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3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are
placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]
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4. (Finance) a fraudulent investment scheme in which the
manager promises high profits, but instead of investing
the money in a genuine profit-making activity, uses the
money from later investors to pay the profits to earlier
investors; -- also called pyramid scheme or {pyramid
operation}. This process inevitably collapses when
insufficient new investors are available, leaving the
later investors with total or near-total losses of their
investments. The managers usually blame government
regulations or interference for the collapse of the
scheme, rather than admit fraud.
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Altitude of a pyramid (Geom.), the perpendicular distance
from the vertex to the plane of the base.
Axis of a pyramid (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the
vertex to the center of the base.
Earth pyramid. (Geol.) See Earth pillars, under Earth.
Right pyramid (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular
to the base.
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Circle of altitude
(gcide) | Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its
circumference, every part of which is equally distant from
a point within it, called the center.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
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3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
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Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is
called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope
on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a
meridian circle or transit circle; when involving
the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a
reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an
angle several times continuously along the graduated
limb, a repeating circle.
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4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a
central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a
class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
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As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
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7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
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8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
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Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
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9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
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That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,
that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body
descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches
nothing. --Glanvill.
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10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
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Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
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11. A territorial division or district.
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Note:
The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
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Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.
Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the
horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve
(Below).
Circle of declination. See under Declination.
Circle of latitude.
(a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane
of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.
(b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere
whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.
Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the
ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.
Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the
boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within
which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is
equal to the latitude of the place.
Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the
boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within
which the stars never rise.
Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the
sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes
through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a
small circle.
Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.
Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one
containing the prominent and more expensive seats.
Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain
ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly
arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.
Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one
containing inexpensive seats.
Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the
hours.
Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which
touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to
the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any
other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the
curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called
circle of curvature.
Pitch circle. See under Pitch.
Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.
Voltaic circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.
To square the circle. See under Square.
Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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Meridian altitude
(gcide) | Altitude \Al"ti*tude\, n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf.
Altar, Haughty, Enhance.]
1. 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.
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2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other
celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc
of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and
the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when
measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when
from the sensible or apparent horizon.
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3. (Geom.) 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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4. Height of degree; highest point or degree.
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He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.
--Shak.
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5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. --Swift.
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6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.]
--Richardson.
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The man of law began to get into his altitude. --Sir
W. Scott.
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Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted
between the south point on the horizon and any point on
the meridian. See Meridian, 3.
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Parallel of altitude
(gcide) | Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n.
1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant
from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
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Who made the spider parallels design,
Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? --Pope.
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2. Direction conformable to that of another line,
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Lines that from their parallel decline. --Garth.
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3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all
essential points; resemblance; similarity.
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Twixt earthly females and the moon
All parallels exactly run. --Swift.
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4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as,
Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
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5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential
particulars; a counterpart.
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None but thyself can be thy parallel. --Pope.
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6. (Geog.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the
earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude;
also, the corresponding line on a globe or map; as, the
counry was divided into North and South at the 38th
parallel.
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7. (Mil.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before
a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover
for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are
roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the
fortress.
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8. (Print.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical
lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a
similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a
page.
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9. (Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which
all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are
joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to
another conductor; -- called also multiple. Opposed to
series.
Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be
in parallel or
in multiple.
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Limiting parallels. See under Limit, v. t.
Parallel of altitude (Astron.), one of the small circles of
the sphere, parallel to the horizon; an almucantar.
Parallel of declination (Astron.), one of the small circles
of the sphere, parallel to the equator.
Parallel of latitude.
(a) (Geog.) See def. 6. above.
(b) (Astron.) One of the small circles of the sphere,
parallel to the ecliptic.
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Quadrant of altitude
(gcide) | Quadrant \Quad"rant\, n. [L. quadrans, -antis, a fourth part, a
fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant,
cadran. See Four, and cf. Cadrans.]
1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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2. (Geom.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference
of a circle, an arc of 90[deg], or one subtending a right
angle at the center.
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3. (Anal. (Geom.) One of the four parts into which a plane is
divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part
is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the
second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower
right-hand part the fourth quadrant.
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4. An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously
constructed and mounted for different specific uses in
astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly
of a graduated arc of 90[deg], with an index or vernier,
and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having
a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or
horizontal direction.
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Gunner's quadrant, an instrument consisting of a graduated
limb, with a plumb line or spirit level, and an arm by
which it is applied to a cannon or mortar in adjusting it
to the elevation required for attaining the desired range.
Gunter's quadrant. See Gunter's quadrant, in the
Vocabulary.
Hadley's quadrant, a hand instrument used chiefly at sea to
measure the altitude of the sun or other celestial body in
ascertaining the vessel's position. It consists of a frame
in the form of an octant having a graduated scale upon its
arc, and an index arm, or alidade pivoted at its apex.
Mirrors, called the index glass and the horizon glass, are
fixed one upon the index arm and the other upon one side
of the frame, respectively. When the instrument is held
upright, the index arm may be swung so that the index
glass will reflect an image of the sun upon the horizon
glass, and when the reflected image of the sun coincides,
to the observer's eye, with the horizon as seen directly
through an opening at the side of the horizon glass, the
index shows the sun's altitude upon the scale; -- more
properly, but less commonly, called an octant.
Quadrant of altitude, an appendage of the artificial globe,
consisting of a slip of brass of the length of a quadrant
of one of the great circles of the globe, and graduated.
It may be fitted to the meridian, and being movable round
to all points of the horizon, serves as a scale in
measuring altitudes, azimuths, etc.
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altitude sickness
(wn) | altitude sickness
n 1: effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in
the blood and tissues at high altitudes |
high-altitude
(wn) | high-altitude
adj 1: occurring at or from a relative high altitude; "high-
level bombing" [syn: high-level, high-altitude] |
low-altitude
(wn) | low-altitude
adj 1: occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level
strafing run" [syn: low-level, low-altitude] |
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