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How to pronounce height
Say it like this: /ˈhaɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does height mean?
nounThe distance from the base to the top of something.
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
“— What's your height? — 180 centimetres.”
The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge.
“The area of a triangle is "a half base times height".”
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