Height
Definition of Height
Pronunciation: hīt | n. | 1. | The condition of being high; elevated position.Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! - Job xxii. 12. | | 2. | The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature. | | 3. | Degree of latitude either north or south. | | 4. | That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. | | 5. | Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence. | | 6. | Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. | | 7. | Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. |
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