height

  • 21height — See clearance height crush height flange height installed height metacentric height ride height section height thread height …

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  • 22height — noun Etymology: Middle English heighthe, from Old English hīehthu; akin to Old High German hōhida height, Old English hēah high Date: before 12th century 1. a. the highest part ; summit b. highest or most advanced point ; zenith < at the height …

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  • 23height — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vertical size Nouns 1. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness, tallness, stature, prominence (see convexity); orogeny, orogenesis, orogenics, orography. 2. (high place) mount[ain],&#8230; …

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  • 24height — [[t]haɪt[/t]] n. 1) extent or distance upward: The plane gained height rapidly[/ex] 2) distance upward from the lowest or a given level to a fixed point 3) the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature&#8230; …

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  • 25height — /haɪt / (say huyt) noun 1. the state of being high. 2. extent upwards; altitude; stature; distance upwards; elevation: height of an object above the ground. 3. a high place or level; a hill or mountain. 4. the highest part; the top; apex. 5. the&#8230; …

  • 26height — breast·height; height·en; height; height·ism; …

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  • 27height*/*/*/ — [haɪt] noun 1) [C/U] how high something is, or how tall someone is He was about the same height as his wife.[/ex] What height do you want the picture at?[/ex] 2) [singular] the time or level of greatest activity The excitement was at its&#8230; …

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  • 28height — n. 1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation above ground or a recognized level (usu. sea level). 3 any considerable elevation (situated at a height). 4 a a high place or area. b rising ground …

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  • 29height — noun /haɪt/ a) The distance from the base of something to the top. Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. b) Height of a standing person or animal (withers). Shes at the height of her career. Ant: depth See Also …

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  • 30height — Vertical measurement. anterior facial h. (AFH) in cephalometrics, the linear measurement from the nasion to the menton. h. of contour the line en …

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