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Noun Concept
Categories: Horizontal coordinate system, Celestial coordinate system
EN
elevation  EL  altitude  ALT
EN
Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) WordNet 3.0
English:
astronomy
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Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The angle between the horizontal and a point at a higher level (in surveying). OmegaWiki
The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon. Wiktionary
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude. Wiktionary
Distance of a celestial object above the horizon. Wiktionary (translation)
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The elevation of the pole, or of a star. Wiktionary
IS A
angular position
DERIVATION
altitudinal
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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elevation, EL, altitude, ALT
Wiktionary
EN
altitude, elevation
OmegaWiki
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altitude
Wikipedia Redirections
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elevation (astronomy)

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