Definition:Linear Measure/Height

Definition
Height is used as a term for distance measured in a third dimension perpendicular to both length and breadth.

However, whereas depth has connotations of down, height is used for distances up from the plane.

Euclidean Definition
When discussing the size and shape of a general polygon, the words height and width are often seen.

In this context, the height of the rectangle is the length going up the page, the width going across the page.



Also see

 * Definition:Height of Polygon


 * Definition:Altitude of Parallelogram