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- Dictionarytall/tɔːl/
adjective
- 1. of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width: "a tall, broad-shouldered man" Similar Opposite
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5 days ago · The terms “long” and “tall” both relate to length, but “long” generally describes the horizontal extent of an object, while “tall” refers to its vertical height. Understanding this difference helps in accurately describing dimensions and avoiding ambiguity.
5 days ago · Does being taller mean you earn more at work? Tanya S Osensky is an attorney who has made it her personal crusade to highlight the discrimination faced by short people in our society.
2 days ago · List of tallest people - Wikipedia. Robert Wadlow, the tallest verified human, with his average-size father. This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources.
2 days ago · List of tallest buildings and structures. Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, is currently the world's tallest building. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The world's tallest human-made structure is the 828-metre-tall (2,717 ft) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and ...
4 days ago · Skyscraper, a very tall multistoried building. The term skyscraper originally applied to buildings of 10 to 20 stories, but by the late 20th century the term was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height, generally greater than 40 or 50 stories. Learn more about skyscrapers.
2 days ago · Mount Everest, mountain on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia that lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Reaching an elevation of 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It has long been revered by local peoples.
3 days ago · A supertall building, or simply a supertall, is a skyscraper exceeding 300 meters in height. It is taller than the common definition of "skyscraper" of at least 150 meters in height, but shorter than a "megatall" building of at least 600 meters in height. [1]
