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Aheight
Aheight A*height", adv. [Pref. a- + height.]
Aloft; on high. [Obs.] ``Look up aheight.' --Shak.
Breastheight
Breastheight Breast"height`, n.
The interior slope of a fortification, against which the
garrison lean in firing.
Heightener
Heightener Height"en*er, n. [Written also hightener.]
One who, or that which, heightens.
Meaning of Height from wikipedia
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Height is
measure of
vertical distance,
either vertical extent (how "tall"
something or
someone is) or
vertical position (how "high" a
point is). For example...
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Below are two
tables which report the
average adult human height by
country or
geographical region. With
regards the
first table,
original studies and...
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Human height or
stature is the
distance from the
bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a
human body,
standing erect. It is
measured using a stadiometer...
- A
height gauge is a
measuring device used for
determining the
height of objects, and for
marking of
items to be
worked on.
These measuring tools are used...
- The
metacentric height (GM) is a
measurement of the
initial static stability of a
floating body. It is
calculated as the
distance between the
centre of...
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Height can
significantly influence success in sports,
depending on how the
design of the
sport is
linked to
factors that are
height-biased due to physics...
- typography, cap
height is the
height of a
capital letter above the
baseline for a
particular typeface. It
specifically is the
height of
capital letters...
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Height discrimination (also
known as
heightism) is
prejudice or
discrimination against individuals based on
height. In principle, it
refers to the discriminatory...
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Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a
measure of the size of the
uterus used to ****ess
fetal growth and
development during pregnancy. It is measured...
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Dorothy Irene Height (March 24, 1912 –
April 20, 2010) was an
African American civil rights and women's
rights activist. She
focused on the
issues of African...
