altitudinal

[ al-ti-tood-n-l, -tyood- ]

adjective

1. relating to altitude or height.

Word History and Origins

Origin of altitudinal¹

1770–80; < Latin altitūdin- (stem of altitūdō ) altitude + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The Park has an altitudinal range of nearly two miles, with them any climates, and consequently numerous varieties of flora.

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Its migrations consisting more of altitudinal movements than of longitudinal.

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The Wilson snipe migrates here to but little extent, and these migrations are altitudinal rather than latitudinal.

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A particularly interesting phase of it lies in the matter of altitudinal distribution of the various species.

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The distributions of animals are influenced by geographic, vegetational, and altitudinal factors.

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