height-dependent
|height-de-pen-dent|
/ˌhaɪt dɪˈpɛndənt/
depends on height
Etymology
'height-dependent' originates from English, a compound of 'height' and 'dependent', where 'height' comes from Old English 'h13ah' meaning 'high' and 'dependent' comes ultimately from Latin 'dependere' meaning 'to hang down or be attached'.
'height' developed from Old English 'h13ah' to Middle English 'heigh/height' and became modern English 'height'; 'dependent' came from Latin 'dependere' via Old French and Middle English to become 'dependent'; the compound 'height-dependent' formed in modern English by combining these elements.
Initially, the parts meant 'high' (for 'height') and 'to hang down/ be influenced' (for 'dependent'); combined in modern usage they mean 'relying on or varying with height'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the condition or relationship characterized by dependence on height; height dependence.
There is a clear height dependence in the dataset, showing a height-dependent trend.
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Adjective 1
varying according to or determined by height; dependent on an object's or person's height.
The pressure readings were height-dependent, increasing as the altitude decreased.
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Last updated: 2025/09/20 01:39