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alt

  • noun
  • /ɔːlt/

Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.

Other meanings

  1. An alternate or secondary account.

  2. An alternate account.

Synonyms

  • elevation

Word history

From Latin "altus" (high).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “alt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.