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Definition of Height

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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

- Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is). For an...
- 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...
- Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and...
- 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...
- dynamics, the wave height of a surface wave is the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough. Wave height is a term used by...
- 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 orthometric height (symbol H) is the vertical distance along the plumb line from a point of interest to a reference surface known as the geoid, the...
- Height discrimination (also known as heightism) is prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on height. In principle, it refers to the discriminatory...
- or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain...
- Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use, the term is used to describe the largest species...