Height of famous landmarks. Why the discrepancy between feet and foot, seemingly only in the In the airline industry elevation = height above ground and altitude = height above sea level. For example, to answer the question, "How tall are you?" valid answers include: Five feet. height (n. Extending this to 3D, is there a similar word for the Z axis? (I'm aware of Width, Height and Depth, but obviously horizontal and vertical aren't synonymous to width and height, which is why I don't want to call the Z axis the depth According to Etymonline, Height, has many different possible origins. Please provide the context for your quotation. Height and weight written out Ask Question Asked 12 years, 5 months ago Modified 6 years, 1 month ago Sep 3, 2011 ยท So height is spelled as a compromise, maintaining the pronunciation of "hight" while being spelled with ei to reflect the Old English ties. Also, have you considered the audience for your work? Many non-American readers may not understand that *five-one" means "five feet & one inch"; British readers might, but even in Britain a person's height is now given in metres. Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 4 years, 9 months ago 7 I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index). The ei form is older--as the OED notes, hight was created in later assimilation with the word high. High, on the other hand, maintains its Middle English roots. d9anj dawjt y7td tovx 2tqm 1qxw 1vscxg yhfek sbm8 1cunkb