Definition for "Height"

Height - (Noun)

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1. The measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot
  • columns rising to 65 feet in height
2. Elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level)
  • the glider is gaining height
3. The quality of being tall or high
  • his height seems to work to his advantage
4. A high place or area
  • he's terrified of heights
5. The most intense part or period of something
  • the height of the tourist season
6. An extreme instance or example of something
  • it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding
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phonetic : /hīt/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/height.mp3
1. The measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot
  • columns rising to 65 feet in height
2. Elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level)
  • the glider is gaining height
3. The quality of being tall or high
  • his height seems to work to his advantage
4. A high place or area
  • he's terrified of heights
5. The most intense part or period of something
  • the height of the tourist season
6. An extreme instance or example of something
  • it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding
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tallness (the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top)
top (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development) "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
stature, height ((of a standing person) the distance from head to foot)
altitude, height (elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface) "the altitude gave her a headache"
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The distance from the base of something to the top.
  • Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
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Height of a standing person or animal (withers).
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The highest point or maximum degree.
  • She's at the height of her career.
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Sussex an area of land at the top of a cliff.
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Height - (General)

7. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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8. acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "... ...
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9. stature: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
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10. altitude: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"
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11. (heights) high: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
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12. In mathematics, the height of an element g of an abelian group A is an invariant that captures its divisibility properties: it is the largest natural number N such that the equation Nx = g has a solution x ∈ A, or symbol ∞ if the largest number with this property does not exist. ...
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13. Height is a 2009 Indie rock album by John Nolan. It was his first solo album.
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14. Height is the measurement of vertical distance.
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15. Height is the stage name of Dan Keech, an alternative hip hop musician from Baltimore.
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16. In commutative algebra, the height of a prime ideal ' in a ring ' is the number of strict inclusions in the longest chain of prime ideals contained in ' . Then the height of an ideal I is the infimum of the heights of all prime ideals containing I. ...
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17. (Heights (ESTK Song)) Heights is Metalcore song performed and written by Eyes Set To Kill from their second album The World Outside. It was released June 2, 2009 as the first single of the album.
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18. (Heights) The positioning of the bifocal line or the optical centre for progressive and single vision lenses.
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19. (The Heights) The run-down but loved neighborhood adjacent to South Campus where thousands of UB students live.
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20. Vertical measurement from the withers to the ground; referred to usually as shoulder height.
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21. The distance before stretching from the top edge of knuckle or twist to the bottom edge of the knuckle or twist of the fabric.
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22. The distance between the tallest part of a vehicle and level ground.
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23. The word height comes into English through the German and is related to words like hop hupp and heap. ...
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24. The measurement of a waterfall from it's brink to it's base. Often not an exact science, as placing the brink and base of a waterfall is sometimes ambiguous and arbitrary.
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25. Flying a wind generator close to the ground is like mounting solar panels in the shade! Your wind generator should be located at least 30 feet above any obstruction within 300 feet in any direction-- many sources recommend even more. ...
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26. (n.) in graph theory, height is the length of the longest path from the root of a tree to one of its leaves.
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27. is usually to the top of the plant, or the flower canes in Hybrid “Ts”. The catalogue will say something like ‘grows to 4’. It’s presumed that the foot print will have a diameter of approximately two feet around unless it’s specifically pointed out in the description to be larger.
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28. In a triangle or trapezoid, the segment from a vertex perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side; also, the length of that segment. In a prism or cylinder, the distance between the bases. ...
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29. The vertical distance between a wave crest and the next wave trough.
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30. At the professional level, most male players are above 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) and most women above 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m). Guards, for whom physical coordination and ball-handling skills are crucial, tend to be the smallest players. ...
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31. The vertical placement of a neume above the Latin text. One can think of 'height' as corresponding roughly to the pitch of a note. Especially in early neumed documents, however, neume height might only be a general indicator of melodic direction. ...
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1. high: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
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2. (height) the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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3. (height) acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "... ...
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4. (height) stature: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
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5. (height) altitude: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"
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6. Heights is Metalcore song performed and written by Eyes Set To Kill from their second album The World Outside. It was released June 2, 2009 as the first single of the album.
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7. Heights is a 2004 Merchant Ivory Productions film that follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers. ...
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8. The Heights (est.1919) is the independent student newspaper of Boston College. The paper, published twice weekly during the academic year, is editorially and financially independent from the University. ...
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9. "The Heights" is the 9th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer and was directed by Patrick Norris. It originally aired on Wednesday November 5, 2003.
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10. The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992. The series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
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11. (Height (abelian group)) In mathematics, the height of an element g of an abelian group A is an invariant that captures its divisibility properties: it is the largest natural number N such that the equation Nx = g has a solution x ∈ A, or symbol ∞ if the largest number with this ...
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12. (Height) Vertical measurement from the withers to the ground; referred to usually as shoulder height.
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13. (Height) Measument from Top to Bottom
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14. (Height) Horses are measured from the ground to the top of the withers and measured in 4 inch increments called hands.
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15. (Height (of discontinuity)) The vertical dimension of a discontinuity.
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16. (Height) A dimensional measurement
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17. (HEIGHT) Distance between the UMBO and the ventral margin.
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18. (Height) The vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from a specified datum.
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19. (Height) When a drape rod exists, the measurement from the top center of the rod down to where you want the drapes to hang. This is the height of the drape.
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20. (Height (in.)) Overall height to the tallest point of the roof.
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21. The height of the images. (All images are expected to be the same size.) If not provided the height of the first image will be used.
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22. (6. Height) Stand barefoot against a flat wall. Measure from the floor to the top of your head.
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23. (Height (Preconvoluted)) 1/2 [Convolution Width + 2(Flange Radius) + Flange Gauge + Half Stroke]
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24. (Height) (During Eragon) Around an inch taller than Eragon.
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25. (Height) (Type: field, Internal name: height)
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Pronunciation : IPA

  • /haɪt/
  • -aɪt
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Pronunciation : Audio

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