Defenition of the word alto

• Defenition of the word alto

  • A musical part or section higher than tenor but lower than soprano, with a typical range from the F below "middle C" to the E a tenth above it.
  • (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"
  • the pitch range of the lowest female voice
  • a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
  • of or being the lowest female voice
  • the lowest female singing voice
  • of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
  • the highest adult male singing voice
  • (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
  • (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group

Synonyms for the word alto

• • contralto
  • countertenor

Similar words in the alto

• • high
  • high-pitched
  • low
  • low-pitched

Hyponyms for the word alto

• • countertenor

Hypernyms for the word alto

• • low frequency
  • low pitch
  • pitch
  • singer
  • singing voice
  • vocaliser
  • vocalist
  • vocalizer

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