Zie laatste link (onderstaand een stukje uit de paper)
Geen halszaak, maar in het Engels is er maar 1 correct gebruik.
The misuse of the English term ‘‘altitude’’ likely derives
from sub-optimal translations performed among the English,
German, French, and other Romanic languages in the
nineteenth and early-to-mid twentieth centuries, when
material published in these languages heavily influenced
relevant scientific progress. While only a single German
word, ‘‘Höhe,’’ is primarily used for all three English terms
(see Table S1 of the ‘‘Electronic supplementary material,’’
ESM), there are several terms in the Romanic languages
that are similar in form to the English words ‘‘elevation,’’
‘‘altitude,’’ and ‘‘height’’ but have different meanings. To
assist, we provide: (1) a brief discussion of translations of
the English terms ‘‘elevation,’’ ‘‘altitude,’’ and ‘‘height’’
into several of the key Romanic languages (see ESM S1);
and (2), following consultation with over 60 scientists,
translations of these three English words into over 30
languages (see Table S1).
