alto
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
Types & categories
- singer hypernym
- countertenor hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
of or being the lowest female voice
Related & opposite
- alto derivation
- alto derivation
- low-pitched similar to
Sense 3 noun
the lowest female singing voice
Types & categories
- singing voice hypernym
Related & opposite
- alto derivation
Sense 4 adjective
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Related & opposite
- countertenor derivation
- high-pitched similar to
Sense 5 noun
the highest adult male singing voice
Types & categories
- singing voice hypernym
Related & opposite
- countertenor derivation
Sense 6 adjective
(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
alto clarinet or recorder
Related & opposite
- alto derivation
- music domain topic
- high-pitched similar to
Sense 7 noun
(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
Types & categories
- pitch hypernym
Related & opposite
- alto derivation
Sense 8 noun
the pitch range of the lowest female voice
Types & categories
- pitch hypernym
Related & opposite
- alto derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | singer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | countertenor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | low-pitched |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | singing voice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | countertenor |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | high-pitched |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | countertenor |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | singing voice |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | high-pitched |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | pitch |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | alto |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | pitch |