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    [Noun]  | "al*ti*tude" | \ ˈal-tə-ˌtüd \


    1: the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite

    2: the angular elevation of a celestial object above the horizon

    3: a perpendicular line segment from a vertex of a geometric figure (such as a triangle or a pyramid) to the opposite side or the opposite side extended or from a side or face to a parallel side or face or the side or face extended

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, "height, angular height of a celestial body above the horizon," borrowed from Latin altitūdin-, altitūdō "height, high position, downward extension, depth," from altus "extending upward, tall, high, extending downward, deep" + -i- {see: |-i-|-i-} + -tūdin-, -tūdō {see: |-tude|-tude}; altus going back to dialectal Indo-European *al-to- (whence also Middle Irish alt, allt "height, cliff," Welsh allt "hill, steep slope, cliff"), of uncertain origin;

      * Note : Traditionally equated with Germanic *alđa- "old," and further to a verbal base *al- "nourish" (< Indo-European *h2el- "nourish, feed;" see: {old:1|old:1}), on the assumption that the verbal adjective *al-to- "fully grown, nourished" leads to both "old" and "high." However, both the Latin and Celtic etyma refer primarily or exclusively to points situated above the ground, not human or animal growth, so such a connection is questionable.;

    [Noun]  | "altitude sickness" 


    1: the effects (such as headache, nausea, or swelling of the brain) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues developed at high altitudes having reduced atmospheric pressure

    Origin: 1901 ;

    [Noun]  | "cruising altitude" 


    1: the height in the sky at which an airplane stays for most of a flight

    [Idiom]  | "at altitude" 


    1: at a high altitude, where the air is thin

    [Noun]  | "altitude" 


    1: the distance of something or someone from bottom to top;


      * e.g., " ... the altitude of the highest mountain in the U.S. is only about two thirds that of the highest mountain in the world "




    2: an area of high ground;


      * e.g., " ... the air is thinner at higher altitudes "



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    [Noun]  | "altitude sickness" 


    1: as in morning sickness, motion sickness;


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     [ "Altitude" ]

    1: A thought, statement or action that is random is said to have Altitude

      * e.g.,  ... If someone asks a random question your response is "That question had a lot of altitude." 

     [ "Altitude" ]

    1: (Noun) How high you are. Your "high-ness".

      * e.g.,  ... "What's your altitude?" "I smoked three bowls of spice, I'm chillin' on Mount Everest" 

     [ "altituded" ]

    1: Being high on drugs while in flight on an airplane.

      * e.g.,  ... "How was the flight to Sacramento?" 

     [ "Altitude Poop" ]

    1: The act of standing on the seat of the toilet, squating, and dropping a load from a higher altitude than normally. Done mostly when using questionable facilities and you don't wanna sit on the seat.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey man I just took an Altitude Poop and the water splashed like a foot in the air 

     [ "cruising altitude" ]

    1: the phase of being high when you're just absolutely chillin'. you're just the right amount of high ;)

      * e.g.,  ... #guy 1: "dude, are you still super high and freaking out?" 

     [ "Niggaz with Altitude" ]

    1: I saw Ice Cube on an airplane one time in New Jersey. I told him I was a big fan of Niggaz With Altitude.

      * e.g.,  ... I saw Ice Cube on an airplane one time in New Jersey. I told him I was a big fan of Niggaz With Altitude. 

     [ "Altitude Adjustment" ]

    1: Getting high or the act of getting high. common phrase used in the south y'all!

      * e.g.,  ... I need an "altitude adjustment" 

     [ "Altitude Bogeys" ]

    1: Bogeys that accumulate in altitude areas only

      * e.g.,  ... These altitude bogey appear from nowhere. Bogeys found in altitude. When you at a great altitude and the altitude bogeys appear 

     [ "bad altitude" ]

    1: Similar to a "bad attitude", but more specifically refers to those who think they are far above others in a social group or situation. Can be compared to the older definition of having one's "nose in the air." Using the term has the added benefit of often causing others hearing it to attempt to correct the user; "Don't you mean 'bad attitude?'" "No, 'bad altitude' is bad attitude, squared."

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see the way Jim was acting during that meeting? Like everyone else there was beneath him. Jim has a really bad altitude." 

     [ "losing altitude" ]

    1: when you realize that your high is wearing off and need to smoke more weed

      * e.g.,  ... Jim:dude i'm losing altitude hand me tht bong Dude:don't worry i am too let's smoke enuff to keep us flying for awhile 

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