Definition of "alto" []

• A low female singing voice; a contralto. (noun)
• A countertenor. (noun)
• The range between soprano and tenor. (noun)
• A singer whose voice lies within this range. (noun)
• An instrument that sounds within this range. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Note 271: Nello spiraglio dello sportello si intravede in alto una piccola tavola squadrata."
• "An alto is supposed to sound a certain way - darker, fatter, richer, perhaps more matronly, than a soprano."
• "Aside from this blogger's discenrning ear and dry wit, I happen to know that she is a kickin 'alto, herself."