"transition altitude" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transition altitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} transition altitude (usually uncountable, plural transition altitudes)
  1. (aviation) The altitude (which varies by country) above which an aircraft's barometric altimeters are set as if the sea-level atmospheric pressure were equal to 1013.25 hectopascals (regardless of the actual atmospheric conditions) and altitudes are reported as flight levels. Wikipedia link: transition altitude Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Aviation Related terms: transition layer Coordinate_terms: transition level
    Sense id: en-transition_altitude-en-noun-KwBp-~u5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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