altura

Definitions of altura
  1. noun
    distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
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    types:
    altitud, elevación
    elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
    nivel del mar
    level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth
    type of:
    distancia
    the property created by the space between two objects or points
  2. noun
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
    synonyms: bóveda celeste, firmamento
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    type of:
    superficie
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
  3. noun
    a raised or elevated geological formation
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    antonyms:
    depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    examples:
    calvario
    a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
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    colina, collado
    a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    montaña, monte, montón
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    cabo, farallón, morro, promontorio, punta, repunta
    a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    algaida, duna, médano
    a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
    contrafuerte, estribación, estribo
    a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
    montecillo, montículo, mota
    a small natural hill
    alféizar, antepecho, borde, cantil, reborde, repisa, resalte, resalto, saledizo, saliente
    a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    arrecife, cabezo, encalladero, escollo, rizo, rompiente, vigía
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
    ajarafe, estancamiento, mesa, meseta
    a relatively flat highland
    volcán
    a mountain formed by volcanic material
    type of:
    formación geológica
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
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