baseheight
Baseheight is a term used to describe the height of a geometric figure measured perpendicular to a chosen base. The concept is not intrinsic to a figure by itself; the base must be specified, and changing the base can change the corresponding height.
In two dimensions, baseheight is most familiar in triangles. The area of a triangle is one half
In three dimensions, baseheight often refers to the distance between two parallel base faces of a prism
Calculation and interpretation rely on coordinate or geometric definitions of distance. In coordinate form, the height
See also: altitude, perpendicular distance, base (geometry), area, volume.