height

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height - English

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: hīt, IPA: /haɪt/
  • (obsolete) enPR: hāt, IPA: /heɪt/
  • Homophone: hight
  • Hyphenation: height

Noun

height (countable and uncountable, plural heights)

  1. The distance from the base of something to the top.
  2. The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
    • We flew at a height of 15 000 meters.
  3. (phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
  4. The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
  5. The highest point or maximum degree.
    • She's at the height of her career.
  6. A high point.
    1. A mountain, especially a very high one.
  7. (Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
  8. (mathematics) The amplitude of a sine function

Synonyms

  • (highest point): See also apex

Antonyms

  • (distance from bottom to top): depth

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