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The noun height can mean the measurement of something from bottom to top. A pediatrician will measure the height of a child to make sure they are growing at a normal and healthy rate.

Height derives from the Old English word hehthu, meaning "top of something." To measure your height, you measure the distance from the floor to the top of your head. The height of a mountain is its elevation above sea level (the height of Mt. Everest, for instance, is 29,029 feet). Height can also mean the most extreme or intense part of something: The height of cherry blossom season in Japan is late March through early April.

DEFINITIONS OF: height

n the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Synonyms:: tallness

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; highness, loftiness
the quality of being high or lofty; lowness
the quality of being low; lacking height; squatness, stubbiness
the property of being short and broad; shortness, truncation
the property of being truncated or short

Type of:: dimension
the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

n elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

Synonyms:: altitude

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; level
height above ground; ceiling
(meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds; ceiling
maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions); absolute ceiling
the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight; combat ceiling, service ceiling
altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate

Type of:: elevation
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

n (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

Synonyms:: stature

Types:: tallness
the property of being taller than average stature; shortness
the property of being shorter than average stature

Type of:: bodily property
an attribute of the body

n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

“at the height of her career”

Synonyms:: acme, elevation, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

Type of:: degree, level, point, stage
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

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