An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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altitude
  فرازا  
farâzâ (#)
Fr.: altitude  

  1. The height above sea level.

  2. The angle between an object’s position on the celestial sphere and the horizon.

  3. Of a triangle, the perpendicular from the base to the opposite vertex.

Etymology (EN): Altitude, from L. altitudo, from altus “high”.

Etymology (PE): Farâzâ, from farâz “above, up, upon,” → height, + noun making suffix -a.