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1.NounThe distance from the base to the top of something."— What's your height? — 180 centimetres.; The area of a triangle is "a half base times height"."
2.NounThe vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse)."— What's your height? — 180 centimetres."
3.NounThe minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge."The area of a triangle is "a half base times height"."
4.NounThe amplitude of a sinusoid.
5.NounThe distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level."We flew at a height of 15 000 meters.; I'm afraid of heights."
6.NounA high point.
The highest point or maximum degree."She's at the height of her career."
7.NounThe highest point or maximum degree."She's at the height of her career."
8.NounA mountain, especially a very high one.
9.NounAn area of land at the top of a cliff.
10.NounA quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.