transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈæltɪtju:d ]
n. 1 the height of an object in relation to a given point, esp. sea level or the horizon. 2 Geom. the length of the perpendicular from a vertex to the opposite side of a figure. 3 a high or exalted position (a social altitude). øaltitude sickness a sickness experienced at high altitudes. øøaltitudinal adj. [ME f. L altitudo f. altus high]