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
Alternatively, flowering plants tend to bloom at different times depending on where they are along the slope of a mountain, known as an altitudinal cline.
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
The sole part of New Guinea where Europeans do not suffer from severe health problems is the highlands, above the altitudinal ceiling for malaria.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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