How to pronounce altitude
American English pronunciation
AL-tih-tood
- IPA
- /ˈæltɪˌtud/
- Syllables
- AL · tih · tood (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What altitude means
How high something is above the level of the sea
In a sentence: The plane climbed to an altitude of six miles.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word altitudo, "height," from altus, "high."
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