Alto

Definitions: Alto

Alto

Adjective

1. Of or being the lowest female voice.

2. Of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor.

3. (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder".

Noun

1. A singer whose voice lies in the alto clef.

2. The lowest female singing voice.

3. The highest adult male singing voice.

4. The pitch range of the lowest female voice.

Date "alto" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Mining	A term used in the southwestern United States for a bluff, height, orhill. Etymol: Sp., high ground. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The name Alto may refer to:

an experimental personal computer designed by Xerox at the Palo Alto Research Center: see Alto (computer).
a singing voice: see Alto (voice).
a high-register musical instrument, such as the alto horn or alto saxophone.
a place in the State of Michigan: see Alto, Michigan.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALTO	English	Association of Language Travel Organisations	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Alto

Synonyms: contralto (n), countertenor (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Height	Mount, mountain; hill alto, butte, monticle, fell, knap; cape; headland, foreland; promontory; ridge, hog's back, dune; rising ground, vantage ground; down; moor, moorland; Alp; uplands, highlands; heights; (summit); knob, loma, pena, picacho, tump; knoll, hummock, hillock, barrow, mound, mole; steeps, bluff, cliff, craig, tor, peak, pike, clough; escarpment, edge, ledge, brae; dizzy height.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Alto

English words defined with "alto": alto clef, alto relievo, alto rilievo, Altos ♦ castrato, Counter-tenor clef ♦ Grand relief ♦ oboe da caccia ♦ Palo Alto ♦ tenor ♦ Viola da braccio. (references)

Specialty definitions using "alto": Alan Kay ♦ clouds ♦ General Purpose Language ♦ LCL, Lisp Object-Oriented Programming System, LM3 ♦ Main-sail, Mezzo Relievo, Modula-2 , Modula-2* ♦ object-oriented programming ♦ Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto Research Centre ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal ♦ smalltalk, SRC Modula-3, Stephen Jobs, Symbolism of Colours. (references)

Etymologies containing "alto": Alt, Altissimo. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Alto" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Esperanto (altitude, height), French (alto, contralto, contralto voice, Viola), Indonesian (alto), Italian (deep, height, high, lofty, loud, noble, overhead, tall, up, wide), Latin (a height, cherish, deep water, depth, develop, elevate, feed, maintain, make high, nourish, nurse, obscure period, raise, rear, remote, source, suckle, support, the deep, the sea), Portuguese (aloud, altisonant, bump, elevated, great, height, high, high-flown, hightoned, lofty, loud, loudly, rangy, screaming, screamy, stand up, stop, tall, top), Portuguese Brazilian (bump, stop), Romanian (alt, alto), Spanish (aloud, alto, contralto, contralto voice, halt, high, lofty, long, loud, standstill, stop, tall, upper, upward), Turkish (alto).

Domain	Title
References	Rio Alto Exploration Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	"My Heart Will Go On" and Other Movie Hits: Alto Sax with CD (Audio) (reference) Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet (Cornet or Eb Alto, Bb Tenor, Baritone, Euphoniumand Bb Bass in Treble Clef) (reference) Best of the Beatles: For Alto Saxophone (reference) The Alto Wore Tweed (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Alto Peinado (reference) Aposento Alto (reference) Eichler Network Newsletter - Palo Alto (reference) Palo Alto Weekly (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Stan Getz & Alto Madness - Cool Summer (reference) Ultimate Beginner Series, Alto Saxophone (reference) Ultimate Beginner: Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Brahms: Alto Rhapsody (reference) Dreamer, Vol. 2: Alto Flute Romances (reference) The Yearning: Romances For Alto Flute (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	ALTO 29739 Filter Bags (For 10-Gallon ALTO Vacs) (5-Pack) (reference) ALTO 60910W Filter Bags (5-Pack) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Restored wetland on CRP land in Palo Alto County in northwest Iowa.Credit: Lynn Betts.		NRCS wetlands specialist views a restored wetland in Palo Alto County in northern Iowa.Credit: Lynn Betts.
	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.Credit: NPS.		U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital (Mount Alto), Washington, D.C. : Exterior view- Administration Building.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	The Horse in motion. "Sallie Gardner," owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878 / Muybridge.Credit: Library of Congress.		Mont Alto and Long's Peak, Colo.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Long's Peak from Mont Alto, Colo.Credit: Library of Congress.		Emil Alto, once a saloon keeper in the former prosperous mining town of Mansfield, Michigan. He is now a cut-over farmer.Credit: Library of Congress.
	The town of Palo Alto, Pennsylvania in the anthracite region near Pottsville, Pennsylvania.Credit: Library of Congress.		U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Demonstration and fire drill in Palo Alto, California.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Play	Caption
	A typical modern jazz genre excerpt with an alto saxophone solo.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Bolivia	On June 28, protesters blockading the road from El Alto to Oruro beat Archbishop of El Alto Jesus Juarez Parraga. (references)
	Paraguay	There were no further developments in the December 2000 beating of journalist Maury Konig after he photographed a police station in Alto Parana department. (references)
	Paraguay	In February an estimated 4,000 farmers in Alto Parana and Itapua protested rising utility and fuel prices, by blocking the highway between Encarnacion and Cuidad del Este with tractors and other farm equipment. (references)
Economic History	Brazil	These funds are meant to finance the second stage of the Alto Taquari project, in the state of Mato Grosso. (references)
	Bolivia	The adjacent city of El Alto, at 4,200 meters above sea level, is one of the fastest-growing in the hemisphere. (references)
	Bolivia	Currently FTZ's exist in the cities of El Alto (the Department of La Paz), Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Puerto Aguirre (Santa Cruz), Oruro, and Desaguadero (La Paz). (references)
Human Rights	Angola	On May 21, UNITA attacked the town of Golungo Alto, killing and injuring an unknown number of civilians. (references)
	Colombia	From May 22-29, FARC guerrillas kidnaped and killed approximately 23 peasants in Alto Sinu, Cordoba department. (references)
	Paraguay	In December a fire and riot at the Alto Parana Regional Penitentiary in Ciudad del Este left 24 inmates dead and over 200 injured. (references)
Indigenous People	Colombia	Also in June, unknown persons shot and killed Alberto Sabugara Velasquez, spokesman for the Tascicogucho community of Alto Baudo, in Quibdo, Choco department. (references)
Minorities	Italy	The special rights of these areas--respectively the Valle d'Aosta, Trentino Alto Adige, and Friuli Venezia Giulia--include the use of non-Italian languages in government offices and, in Trentino Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta, in public schools. (references)
Trade	Bolivia	There are also private customs warehouses in operation at the airports in El Alto (La Paz), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, all of which allow a five-day grace period and base their rates on volume, weight and value. (references)
Travel	Bolivia	The altitude of La Paz's El Alto airport is 13,300 feet above sea level. (references)
	Italy	Italian is the official language and is spoken in all parts of Italy, although some minority groups in the Alto Adige and Aosta regions speak German and French, respectively. (references)
	Bolivia	Taxi fares from the El Alto Airport to La Paz generally run 60 Bs. Within the city, fares average between 6 and 12 Bs, depending on the length of the trip, with small additional charges for extra passengers and for travel after 10 p.m. Rental cars are also available but are expensive; some companies oblige you to hire a driver as well. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Alto" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 71.31% of the time. "Alto" is used about 122 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	71.31%	87	35,390
Noun (proper)	28.69%	35	58,339
Total	100.00%	122	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "alto" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Alto	Last name	300	23,257
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Country	Name	Country	Name
Argentina	Alto Plaermo S.A.	Canada	Rio Alto Exploration Limited
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1. Alto, GA (town, FIPS 1948)
Location: 34.46744 N, 83.57448 W
Population (1990): 651 (245 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 30510
Country: USA

2. Alto, LA
Zip Code(s): 71269
Country: USA

3. Alto, MI
Zip Code(s): 49302
Country: USA

4. Alto, TX (town, FIPS 2188)
Location: 31.65044 N, 95.07086 W
Population (1990): 1027 (486 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expressions: Alto

Expressions using "alto": Alto clef ♦ alto contralto ♦ alto Pass ♦ alto relievo ♦ alto rilievo ♦ countertenor alto ♦ East Palo Alto ♦ mero de lo alto ♦ Mont Alto ♦ Monte Alto ♦ Mount Alto ♦ Palo Alto ♦ Palo Alto County ♦ Palo Alto Research Center ♦ Palo Alto Research Centre ♦ sing alto ♦ Trujillo Alto zona. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "alto": Alto-adige, alto-based, alto-clef, Alto-cumulus, alto-relief, Alto-relievo, Alto-rilievo, Alto-rilievos, alto-sax, alto-saxophone, alto-saxophonist, Alto-stratus.
	Ending with "alto": Trentino-alto.
	Containing "alto": Trentino-Alto Adige.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Alto

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
palo alto california	3,322	alto mp3	48
los alto ca	770	suzuki alto	44
palo alto	576	los alto city	43
alto	251	alto nm	42
alto saxophone	245	palo alto unified school district	40
east palo alto	154	alto de chavon	40
palo alto college	153	alto library los	39
city of palo alto	147	palo alto software	39
alto foundation medical palo	135	alto shaam	37
palo alto hotel	135	palo alto high school	36
alto palo weekly	134	alto texas	35
palo alto restaurant	79	real estate palo alto	35
los alto high school	74	alto edge palo	33
alto sax	73	alto crier los town	32
alto daily news palo	70	penn state mont alto	30
alto maker mp3	56	alto saxophone music	30
palo alto library	56	alto georgia	29
alto adige	54	alto free music sax sheet	29
alto daily palo	50	alto saxophone sheet music	27
alto free music saxophone sheet	49	alto music	26
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Alto

Language		Translations for "alto"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		altstem (contralto, contralto voice), altsanger (contralto), alt (contralto, contralto voice). (various references)

Arabic		‏كمان أوسط, ‏المغنية بأخفض الأصوات, ‏الألتو أعلى الأصوات فى الغناء للرجال, ‏ألتووى منسوب إلى الألتو. (various references)

Bulgarian		контратенор, контраалт, виола (viol), алтов, алт (contralto). (various references)

Chinese		女低音 (Altos). (various references)

Cornish		conternot. (various references)

Czech		altistka (alt), alt. (various references)

Dutch		altzangeres (contralto), alt (alt, contralto, contralto voice, countertenor). (various references)

Esperanto		aldulino (contralto). (various references)

Farsi		صدای التو, صدای اوج . (various references)

Finnish		alttoääni, altto. (various references)

French		alto, haute-contre, flûte alto, contralto. (various references)

German		Altstimme (alto (voice), contralto, contralto voice), Alt (aged, alanine aminotransferase, altitude, ancient, anciently, antiquarian, contralto, hand-me-downs, middle aged, old, olden, same old, stale, traditional). (various references)

Greek		κοντράλτο (contralto). (various references)

Hungarian		alt (contralto). (various references)

Icelandic		altrödd (contralto, contralto voice). (various references)

Indonesian		alto, suara wanita terendah, nada tinggi. (various references)

Italian		contralto (contralto). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		アルデ�'ド基 (aldehyde group, alto saxophone), アルト歌手 (albatross, albino, Albireo, album, alcohol-related harassment, alpaca, alpha, alphabet, Alphard, alpine, alpinism, alpinist, part-time job). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		アルトかしゅ, アルト . (various references)

Korean		알� (Altos). (various references)

Manx		ard-choraagh (loud-voiced, vociferous), alt (altitude, glen in mountains, high place, mountain stream). (various references)

Pig Latin		altoay

Portuguese		contralto (contralto). (various references)

Romanian		alto (alt), violã (fiddle), contralto (contralto). (various references)

Russian		альт (countertenor, viola). (various references)

Sepedi		labobedi. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		alt (alt). (various references)

Spanish		contralto (contralto). (various references)

Swedish		altstämma (contralto, contralto voice). (various references)

Turkish		alto sesli sanatçı, alto, en kalın kadın sesi (contralto). (various references)

Ukranian		контральто (contralto), альт. (various references)

Vietnamese		người hát giọng nam cao bè antô bè hai đ� n antô kèn antô, giọng nam cao người hát giọng nữ trầm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Alto

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	altus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Alto

Language	Date	Source	Joshua Chapter 7, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ou mh dunwntai oi uioi israhl uposthnai kata proswpon twn ecqrwn autwn aucena epistreyousin enanti twn ecqrwn autwn oti egenhqhsan anaqema ou prosqhsw eti einai meq' umwn ean mh exarhte to anaqema ex umwn autwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nec poterit Israhel stare ante hostes suos eosque fugiet quia pollutus est anathemate non ero ultra vobiscum donec conteratis eum qui huius sceleris reus est
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Ne Yrael shal mowe stoond before her enemyes, and hem he shal flee, for he is polut with the curs; I shal not be more with you, to the tyme that ye han alto troden hym that is gilti of that hidows trespas.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For this reason the children of Israel have given way, turning their backs in flight before their attackers, because they are cursed: I will no longer be with you, if you do not put the cursed thing away from among you.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Alto

Language	Joshua Chapter 7, Verse 12
Cebuano	Sa tungod niini ang mga anak sa Israel dili makatindog sa atubangan sa ilang mga kaaway; manalagan sila gikan sa ilang mga kaaway, tungod kay sila nahimong tinunglo; dili na ako magauban kaninyo, gawas kong isalikway ninyo kanang linaglag nga butang gikan sa taliwala ninyo.
Croatian	I zato Izraelci ne mogu izdržati pred svojim neprijateljima, okreæu leða pred protivnicima jer su postali ukleti. Ja ne mogu više biti s vama ako iz svoje sredine ne maknete proklete.
Danish	Derfor kan Israeliterne ikke holde Stand over for deres Fjender, men må flygte for dem; thi de er hjemfaldne til Band! Jeg vil ikke mere være med eder, hvis I ikke bortrydder Bandet af eders Midte.
Dutch	Daarom zullen de kinderen Israels niet kunnen bestaan voor het aangezicht hunner vijanden; zij zullen den nek voor het aangezicht hunner vijanden keren; want zij zijn in den ban. Ik zal voortaan niet meer met ulieden zijn, tenzij gij den ban uit het midden van ulieden verdelgt.
Finnish	Sentähden israelilaiset eivät voi kestää vihollistensa edessä, vaan heidän täytyy kääntyä pakoon vihollistensa edestä, sillä he itse ovat vihityt tuhon omiksi. En minä enää ole teidän kanssanne, ellette hävitä keskuudestanne tuhon omaksi vihittyä.
French	Aussi les enfants d`Israël ne peuvent-ils résister � leurs ennemis; ils tourneront le dos devant leurs ennemis, car ils sont sous l`interdit; je ne serai plus avec vous, si vous ne détruisez pas l`interdit du milieu de vous.
German	Die Kinder Israel können nicht stehen vor ihren Feinden, sondern müssen ihren Feinden den Rücken kehren; denn sie sind im Bann. Ich werde hinfort nicht mit euch sein, wo ihr nicht den Bann aus euch vertilgt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Itulah sebabnya mereka tidak dapat bertahan menghadapi musuh. Mereka dipukul mundur oleh musuh karena mereka sendiri pun sudah dijatuhi hukuman untuk dimusnahkan. Aku tidak akan mendampingi kalian lagi, kalau barang-barang yang tidak boleh diambil itu belum dimusnahkan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka sebab itu tiada tahan bani Israel berdiri di hadapan musuhnya, mereka itu akan membuang belakang kepada musuhnya, karena mereka itu bagi ditumpas! Jikalau tiada kamu membuang tumpas itu dari tengahmu, maka tiada boleh lagi Aku menyertai akan kamu.
Maori	Na reira nga tama a Iharaira te ahei ai te tu i te aroaro o o ratou hoariri, na hurihia ana o ratou tuara i te aroaro o o ratou hoariri, kua kanga hoki ratou: e kore ahau e haere i a koutou a muri atu, ki te kahore koutou e whakangaro i te mea k anga i roto i a koutou.
Norwegian	Derfor kan Israels barn ikke stå sig mot sine fiender, men må flykte for dem; for de er selv kommet under bann; skiller I eder ikke helt av med det bannlyste, vil jeg ikke lenger være med eder.
Rumanian	De aceea copiii lui Israel nu pot sq yinq piept vrqjmawilor lor: vor da dosul kn faya vrqjmawilor lor, cqci sknt dayi spre nimicire; Eu nu voi mai fi cu voi, dacq nu nimiciyi ce este dat spre nimicire din mijlocul vostru.
Spanish	Por esto los hijos de Israel no podrán prevalecer ante sus enemigos. Más bien, volverán la espalda ante sus enemigos, porque se han convertido en anatema. Yo no estaré más con vosotros, si no destruís el anatema de en medio de vosotros.
Swedish	Därför kunna Israels barn icke stå emot sina fiender, utan de måste taga till flykten för sina fiender, ty de äro nu själva hemfallna åt tillspillogivning. Jag vill icke mer vara med eder, om I icke alldeles skaffen bort ifrån eder det tillspillogivna.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Alto

Derivations
	Words beginning with "alto": altocumuli, altocumulus, altogether, altogethers, altoist, altoists, altos, altostrati, altostratus. (additional references)
	Words ending with "alto": contralto, rialto, smalto. (additional references)
	Words containing "alto": cobaltous, contraltos, dalton, daltonic, daltons, maltol, maltols, maltose, maltoses, realtor, realtors, rialtos, smaltos. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Alto" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aalto, acto, Aeltc, afto, ahto, Aito, Aitor, Alao, alata, albo, aldo, Aleta, Aletti, Alho, alio, alita, Alko, almo, almox, Alno, alo, aloo, alot, alota, alott, alov, alpo, Alroy, alstoe, altae, Altaf, altan, altay, alte, altec, alti, altic, altod, altoe, altor, altoy, altum, alty, altz, aluo, Amleto, Amlot, antfo, Anto, Aptdo, arlot, asto, Atko, atl, Atla, Atli, atlo, atlu, ato, atoa, atog, atoh, atol, atoo, atou, atow, atox, atoy, atoz, Attoh, Attow, atu, Aultroy, avto, aylot, balto, elot, Lato, Latow, latto, lto, malto, talot, ulto, walto. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Alto

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: lota, tola.
	Words within the letters "a-l-o-t"
	-1 letter: alt, lat, lot, oat, tao.
	-2 letters: al, at, la, lo, ta, to.
	Words containing the letters "a-l-o-t"
	+1 letter: allot, aloft, altho, altos, atoll, bloat, dotal, float, flota, gloat, loath, lotah, lotas, lovat, notal, octal, talon, tolan, tolar, tolas, tonal, total, volta.
	+2 letters: abvolt, afloat, aliyot, allots, almost, amatol, aortal, atolls, atonal, ballot, bloats, boatel, catalo, chalot, citola, cobalt, coital, costal, dalton, etalon, floats, floaty, flotas, foetal, folate, fontal, galiot, galoot, gelato, gloats, hallot, harlot, laptop, latigo, latino, layout, legato, loathe, lobate, locate, loquat, lotahs, lovats, maloti, maltol, mortal, oblast, oblate, oleate, osteal, otalgy, outlaw, outlay, oxtail, patrol, pelota, portal, postal, rialto, santol, skatol, smalto, solate, stomal, tailor, talion, tallol, tallow, talons, tapalo, tolane, tolans, tolars, tombal, torula, totals, volant, zealot.
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