Thesaurus: alto

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.
2. n. An alto singer.
3. adj. of or being the lowest female voice
4. adj. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
5. adj. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
6. n. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
7. n. the lowest female singing voice
8. n. the highest adult male singing voice
9. n. (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
10. n. the pitch range of the lowest female voice
11. 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor. 2. An alto singer. Alto clef (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff. Moore.
12. Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor,voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices,between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifiesthe tenor.