a. [f. L. altitūdin-em (see prec.) + -AL 1.] Relating to height, or to degree of elevation above the surface of the earth, the horizon, or the sea-level. Hence Altitudinally.
1778. Hutton, in Phil. Trans., LXVIII. 716. The altitudinal difference between the two given points.
1861. H. Macmillan, Footn. Page Nat., 8. The immense altitudinal range of these plants.
1883. Tromholt, in Nature, XXVII. 395/1. Altitudinal measurements … for fixing the parallax of the aurora borealis.
1894. Coconino Weekly Sun, 25 Oct., 2/3. People who, altitudinally speaking, live next door to Heaven, as we do here in the picturesque little skylight city, usually get a glimpse of Old Winter’s face before those who dwell in the cold regions of the north and east are favored with a view.
