# high (spatial)

When a thing is more up in space than most other things.

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: adjective  ·  Arena: high

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [big](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-big.size), [rise](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rise.movement), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** Big size together with up movement makes a thing be more up part of space.

**Novel properties:**
- relative vertical position
- spatial dominance
- elevated placement

## Examples
- Mount Everest rises 8,848 meters above sea level, the highest point on Earth's surface. *(geography)*
- The Burj Khalifa in Dubai stands 828 meters tall, surpassing all other buildings. *(engineering)*
- The International Space Station orbits at an average altitude of 408 kilometers above Earth. *(astronomy)*

## Used by
- [above](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-above.spatial) (L5)
- [college](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-college.education) (L15)
- [frozen](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-frozen.state) (L18)
- [low](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-low.spatial) (L5)
- [super](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-super.intensifier) (L8)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-high.spatial.json*  
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