altitude

altitud

Altura de un lugar u objeto respecto al nivel del mar.

En inglés sencillo: The height of a place or object above the level of the sea.

• The plane gained altitude quickly.
• Less oxygen is available at high altitude.
• What is the altitude of this mountain village?

Cómo se usa: at an altitude of something (The village stands at an altitude of two thousand metres.)

Sinónimos: elevation

Expresiones frecuentes: high altitude, at altitude, gain altitude

altura

Distancia de algo por encima del suelo o de otro nivel elegido como referencia.

En inglés sencillo: The distance of something above the ground or another chosen level.

• The balloon’s altitude above the ground increased slowly.
• Keep the drone at a low altitude.
• We measured the kite’s altitude above the field.

Cómo se usa: altitude above something (The drone maintained an altitude of ten metres above the ground.)

Sinónimos: height

Expresiones frecuentes: low altitude, change altitude, altitude above ground

altura

Distancia perpendicular desde un vértice de una figura hasta el lado o la superficie opuestos.

En inglés sencillo: The shortest distance from a corner of a shape to the opposite side or surface.

• The triangle’s altitude is four centimetres.
• Multiply the base by the altitude, then divide by two.
• We calculated the altitudes of three different pyramids.

Cómo se usa: the altitude of something (The altitude of the triangle is six centimetres.)

Sinónimos: height

Expresiones frecuentes: triangle altitude, calculate the altitude, altitude of something