Lartësinë

Lartësinë is the Albanian noun referring to height, the vertical extent of an object or space. In grammar, lartësinë is the definite form of the base noun lartësia, used when speaking of “the height” of something.

In everyday use, lartësinë describes how tall or high something is, from a person’s stature to the height of a building or a tree. In geography and earth science, height often refers to elevation or altitude relative to a reference level, commonly mean sea level. For example, the height of a mountain (lartësia e malit) denotes its elevation above sea level, while an aircraft’s height is its altitude above the ground or a reference air level.

Measurement of height relies on standard units such as meters and centimeters in most contexts, with kilometers used for large structures. Tools range from simple rulers and tape measures to laser rangefinders and GPS-based elevation data. In aviation or surveying, height and altitude are defined with reference to specific planes of measurement, such as sea level or ground level, and are subject to precise conventions.

In mathematics, the term height appears in particular senses, such as the height of a triangle, defined as the perpendicular distance from a vertex to the opposite side. In architecture and design, height informs proportionality, ergonomics, and safety considerations.

Lartësinë thus covers both everyday usage and technical contexts, reflecting how humans quantify the vertical dimension of objects, spaces, and landscapes.