Meanings
nounabsolute altitude (countable and uncountable, plural absolute altitudes)
plural absolute altitudes
- countableuncountableaeronauticsThe vertical distance between the airplane and the surface below.
Translations
Dutch absolute hoogte
- absolute hoogtevertical distance
Finnish lentokorkeus maanpinnasta
- lentokorkeus maanpinnastavertical distance
Indonesian ketinggian absolut
- ketinggian absolutvertical distance
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absolute altitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20altitude
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“absolute altitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20altitude. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute altitude,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20altitude.
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