nounfemininepl: altitudes / altitudes
altitude
1. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
The airplane is flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet.
O avião está voando a uma altitude de 35.000 pés.
2. The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to its opposite vertex or side
The altitude of the triangle is measured from the base to the apex.
A altitude do triângulo é medida da base ao vértice.
3. A high position or level of importance; social standing
He reached great altitudes in his political career.
Ele alcançou grandes altitudes em sua carreira política.
Related Idioms & Phrases
at high altitude - em grande altitude (referring to high elevation areas)
reach new altitudes - alcançar novas altitudes (metaphorical: achieve new heights of success)
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