Altitude

Japanese: 高度 - こうど

〘noun〙① The degree of height. The vertical distance from mean sea level. Height. →Elevation above sea level or altitude. ※Nihon Fuzoku Hyoshu (C.1818) 7: "The Japanese have particularly studied astronomy, and have even come to calculate the distance and altitude of land." ※Six Topics in Spring (1921)〈Terada Torahiko〉 6: "Using a magnet and compass we measured the approximate direction and altitude of these clouds." ② In astronomy, the angle that a celestial body or other object makes with a horizontal plane perpendicular to the direction of gravity at the observation point. It is measured as positive above the horizontal plane and negative below. Angle of elevation. [Japanese-English-French-German Dictionary of Academic Terms of Physics (1888)] ③ (adjective-verb) The state in which something is at a high level. ※My Sins (1899-1900)〈Kikuchi Yuho〉First part: "Finally, I have fallen into a state of severe depression." ※Lectures on the Constitution (1967)〈Miyazawa Toshiyoshi〉7th part: "The organization of political parties has become highly developed." ④ The quantity expressed in degrees is large. ※Records of the American and European Tours (1877)〈Kume Kunitake〉1st part: "The latitudes of the Western countries are higher than that of Japan."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 高さの度合。平均海水面からの垂直距離。高さ。→海抜・標高。※日本風俗備考（1818頃）七「星学は日本人殊に精研せり〈略〉土地の高度距離長短を算測するに至れり」※春六題（1921）〈寺田寅彦〉六「磁石とコムパスで此等の雲の大凡の方角と高度を測って」② 天文学で、天体またはそのほかの物体が、観測点における重力の方向に垂直な水平面となす角度。水平面から上方をプラス、下方をマイナスとして測定する。仰角。〔物理学術語和英仏独対訳字書（1888）〕③ (形動) 物事の度合が高いさま。※己が罪（1899‐1900）〈菊池幽芳〉前「遂に高度(カウド)の憂欝症に陥いったものですな」※憲法講話（1967）〈宮沢俊義〉七「政党の組織が高度に発達して」④ 度数で表わす数量が大きいこと。※米欧回覧実記（1877）〈久米邦武〉一「泰西各国の緯度は、本邦に比すれば、高度におるゆへ」

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