altitudinal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of altitudinal
1770–80; < Latin altitūdin- (stem of altitūdō ) altitude + -al 1
Example Sentences
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In total, the research documented 11 new altitudinal records for tree species in Britain.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023
The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were altitudinal, attitudinal and latitudinal.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023
For example, a latitudinal cline is the decrease in temperature towards the Earth’s poles, and an altitudinal cline is the decrease in temperature with increase in altitude.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
And the project needs to be resilient with respect to climate change, either by virtue of its size or by incorporating altitudinal gradients or multiple microclimates.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015
Still a third limitation was the reality that the mid-montane zone between 4,000 and 9,000 feet was the sole altitudinal zone in New Guinea suitable for intensive food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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