Absolute altitude


the vertical distance between a flying aircraft, rocket, etc., and the point on the earth’s surface directly below it, as measured by an electronic altimeter (absolute altimeter)
historical examples

that absolute alt-tude recording was a joy to read; it meant a definite relationship with the world.
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