| altitude | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. altitude, height | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface.; "the altitude gave her a headache" |
| ~ elevation | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level).; "there was snow at the higher elevations" |
| ~ level | height above ground.; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level" |
| ~ ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds. |
| ~ ceiling | maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions). |
| n. (shape) | 2. altitude | the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel). |
| ~ distance, length | size of the gap between two places.; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. alt, altitude, el, elevation | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object). |
| ~ angular position | relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established. |
| elongation | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. elongation | the quality of being elongated. |
| ~ longness | the property of being of long spatial extent.; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. elongation, extension | an addition to the length of something. |
| ~ add-on, addition, improver | a component that is added to something to improve it.; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" |
| n. (act) | 3. elongation | the act of lengthening something. |
| ~ change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something. |
| height | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. height, tallness | the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. |
| ~ dimension | the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height). |
| ~ loftiness, highness | the quality of being high or lofty. |
| ~ lowness | the quality of being low; lacking height.; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling" |
| n. (state) | 2. acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ degree, stage, level, point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. height, stature | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot. |
| ~ bodily property | an attribute of the body. |
| ~ tallness | the property of being taller than average stature. |
| ~ shortness | the property of being shorter than average stature. |
| length | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. length | the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place.; "the length of the table was 5 feet" |
| ~ physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. |
| ~ dimension | the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height). |
| ~ circumference | the length of the closed curve of a circle. |
| ~ diam, diameter | the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference. |
| ~ radius, r | the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere. |
| ~ longness | the property of being of long spatial extent.; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness" |
| ~ shortness | the property of being of short spatial extent.; "the shortness of the Channel crossing" |
| ~ fundamental measure, fundamental quantity | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. duration, length | continuance in time.; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" |
| ~ temporal property | a property relating to time. |
| ~ longness | duration as an extension. |
| ~ protraction, lengthiness, prolongation, continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration. |
| ~ endlessness | the property of being (or seeming to be) without end. |
| ~ shortness | the property of being of short temporal extent.; "the shortness of air travel time" |
| ~ brevity, briefness, transience | the attribute of being brief or fleeting. |
| ~ permanence, permanency | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration. |
| ~ impermanence, impermanency | the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. length | the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end.; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. distance, length | size of the gap between two places.; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
| ~ leg | (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack. |
| ~ size | the physical magnitude of something (how big it is).; "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" |
| ~ arm's length | a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy. |
| ~ gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train. |
| ~ light time | distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves).; "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes" |
| ~ skip distance | the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere. |
| ~ wingspan, wingspread | linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil. |
| ~ wingspread | distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended. |
| ~ altitude | the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. length | a section of something that is long and narrow.; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" |
| ~ segment, section | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
| tall | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. tall | a garment size for a tall person. |
| ~ size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing).; "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| adj. | 2. tall | great in vertical dimension; high in stature.; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships" |
| ~ high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high').; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| ~ gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy | tall and thin and having long slender limbs.; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man" |
| ~ in height | having a specified height.; "five feet tall"; "five feet in height" |
| ~ long-legged, long-shanked, leggy | having long legs. |
| ~ leggy, tall-growing | (of plants) having tall spindly stems. |
| ~ long | of relatively great height.; "a race of long gaunt men"; "looked out the long French windows" |
| ~ long-stalked, tall-stalked | of plants having relatively long stalks. |
| ~ statuesque, stately | of size and dignity suggestive of a statue. |
| ~ tallish | somewhat tall. |
| adj. | 3. grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall | lofty in style.; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" |
| ~ rhetorical | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought.; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
| adj. | 4. tall | impressively difficult.; "a tall order" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| adj. | 5. improbable, marvellous, marvelous, tall | too improbable to admit of belief.; "a tall story" |
| ~ incredible, unbelievable | beyond belief or understanding.; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible" |
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