altitudinal

English

Etymology

From Latin altitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin altitūdō, from altus +‎ -tūdō. By surface analysis, altitude +‎ -al.

Adjective

altitudinal

1. Of or in relation to altitude

   altitudinal variation

Derived terms

• altitudinally
• nonaltitudinal

Translations

of or in relation to altitude

• French: altitudinal (fr)
• Italian: altitudinale
• Polish: wysokościowy (pl)
• Portuguese: altitudinal
• Romanian: altitudinal (ro)
• Spanish: altitudinal

See also

• attitudinal

References

• “altitudinal”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “altitudinal”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “altitude”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• latitudinal

French

Etymology

From altitude +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ti.ty.di.nal/

Adjective

altitudinal (feminine altitudinale, masculine plural altitudinaux, feminine plural altitudinales)

1. altitudinal

Further reading

• “altitudinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃi.tu.d͡ʒiˈnaw/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃi.tu.d͡ʒiˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ti.tu.diˈnal/ [aɫ.ti.tu.ðiˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ti.tu.diˈnal/ [aɫ.ti.tu.ðiˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.ti.tu.diˈna.li/ [aɫ.ti.tu.diˈna.li]

• Hyphenation: al‧ti‧tu‧di‧nal

Adjective

altitudinal m or f (plural altitudinais)

1. altitudinal (relating to altitude)

Further reading

• “altitudinal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French altitudinal. By surface analysis, altitudine +‎ -al.

Adjective

altitudinal m or n (feminine singular altitudinală, masculine plural altitudinali, feminine/neuter plural altitudinale)

1. altitudinal

Declension

Declension of altitudinal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	altitudinal		altitudinală	altitudinali	altitudinale
	definite	altitudinalul		altitudinala	altitudinalii	altitudinalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	altitudinal		altitudinale	altitudinali	altitudinale
	definite	altitudinalului		altitudinalei	altitudinalilor	altitudinalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altitudiˈnal/ [al̪.t̪i.t̪u.ð̞iˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: al‧ti‧tu‧di‧nal

Adjective

altitudinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural altitudinales)

1. altitudinal

Derived terms

• altitudinalmente

Related terms

• altitud

Further reading

• “altitudinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025