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HIGH-ALTITUDE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring at or from a relative high altitude
Example:
high-level bombing
Synonyms:
high-altitude; high-level
Classified under:
Similar:
high ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'))
Context examples:
The study’s projections say warming-induced glacial melts will spike dangerously, increasing river flows, between 2050 and 2060, exacerbating the risk of high-altitude glacial lakes overflowing and, consequently, flooding communities.
(Bulk of Himalayan glaciers could vanish by 2100, SciDev.Net)
A broad classification of disorders which includes 6 subtypes (primary central sleep apnea, central sleep apnea due to Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern, central sleep apnea due to medical condition not Cheyne-Stokes, central sleep apnea due to high-altitude periodic breathing, central sleep apnea due to drug or substance and primary sleep apnea of infancy) that are each characterized by interruptions in breathing while asleep.
(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Data from Cassini's Composite Infrared Spectrometer and the spacecraft's radio science instrument showed that the high-altitude temperature near the north pole was much colder than that just south of the equator.
(NASA Finds Methane Ice Cloud in Titan's Stratosphere, NASA)
A new long-term study using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn's northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a hexagonal shape, akin to the famous hexagon seen deeper down in Saturn's clouds.
(Saturn's Famous Hexagon May Tower Above the Clouds, NASA)
NASA scientists have identified an unexpected high-altitude methane ice cloud on Saturn's moon Titan that is similar to exotic clouds found far above Earth's poles.
(NASA Finds Methane Ice Cloud in Titan's Stratosphere, NASA)
