alto

Meanings

Plural: alti, altos

Noun

• a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• the lowest female singing voice
• the highest adult male singing voice
• (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
• the pitch range of the lowest female voice
• A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
• A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
• An alto saxophone.

Adjective Satellite

• of or being the lowest female voice
• of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
• (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
  • "alto clarinet or recorder"

Synonyms

contralto, contratenor altus, countertenor, high countertenor