angular position vs altitude

angular position and altitude both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
angular position	Yes	No	No	No
altitude	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, altitude is a hyponym of angular position; that is, altitude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than angular position:

angular position: relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
altitude: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Other hyponyms of angular position include ALT, EL, elevation, depression.

angular position (noun)	altitude (noun)
relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established	elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
	angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
	the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

angular position vs altitude

angular position and altitude both are nouns.

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