altitude

height in relation to a certain reference point
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altitude

Summary

altitude ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • altitude is a type of height[2].
  • altitude is a type of physical quantity[3].
  • altitude's Commons category is recorded as Altitude[4].
  • altitude is the opposite of depth[5].
  • altitude's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • altitude's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • altitude's related Wikidata property is recorded as P2254[8].
  • altitude's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Altitude[9].
  • altitude's measurement scale is recorded as z-axis[10].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as elevation[11].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as height[12].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as geopotential height[13].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as height above mean sea level[14].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as altitude[15].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as altitude[16].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as flight height[17].
  • altitude's different from is recorded as aircraft altitude[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include height[2] and physical quantity[3]. altitude is the opposite of depth[5].

Influence

Things named for altitude include Marilleva 1400[19], a locality[20], in Italy[21] and Marilleva 900[22], a locality[23], in Italy[24].

Why It Matters

altitude ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[1] altitude has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] altitude is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for altitude include Marilleva 1400[19], a locality[20], in Italy[21] and Marilleva 900[22], a locality[23], in Italy[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related wikidata property P2254
    Opposite of depth
    Measurement scale z-axis
    Different from elevation, height, geopotential height +5
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294880205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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