noun
relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
• Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑spatial relation
• Hyponyms: ↑elevation, ↑EL, ↑altitude, ↑ALT, ↑depression
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noun : the orientation of a body or figure with respect to a specified reference position as expressed by the amount of rotation necessary to change from one orientation to the other about a specified axis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.