alto

  • 11alto — [lat. altus, propr. part. pass. passivo di alĕre nutrire, far crescere ]. ■ agg. 1. a. [che si eleva dal suolo con uno sviluppo verticale notevole: un a. monte ; alberi d a. fusto ] ▶◀ elevato. ‖ eminente, prominente. ◀▶ basso. b. [di statura… …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 12Alto — Alto, GA U.S. town in Georgia Population (2000): 876 Housing Units (2000): 325 Land area (2000): 0.825495 sq. miles (2.138023 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.825495 sq. miles (2.138023 sq. km)… …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 13alto — alto, ta adjetivo 1) crecido, talludo, espigado. 2) elevado, encumbrado, eminente, prominente. Estos términos se usan en sentido material o figurado. En general, eminente y prominente se aplican a lo que sobresale mucho, y en este sentido son… …

    Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • 14alto — (n.) 1784, man with an alto voice, from It. alto (canto), from L. altus high (see OLD (Cf. old)). Originally a high man s voice, now more commonly applied to the lower range of women s voices (which is more strictly the CONTRALTO (Cf. contralto)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15Alto — Al to, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. {Alt}.] 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Alto, GA — U.S. town in Georgia Population (2000): 876 Housing Units (2000): 325 Land area (2000): 0.825495 sq. miles (2.138023 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.825495 sq. miles (2.138023 sq. km) FIPS code …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 17Alto, TX — U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 1190 Housing Units (2000): 534 Land area (2000): 1.682909 sq. miles (4.358713 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.682909 sq. miles (4.358713 sq. km) FIPS code …

    StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 18alto — ► NOUN (pl. altos) 1) the highest adult male or lowest female singing voice. 2) (before another noun ) referring to the second or third highest of a family of instruments: an alto sax. ORIGIN from Italian alto canto high song …

    English terms dictionary

  • 19alto — [al′tō] n. pl. altos [It < L altus, high: see ALTITUDE] 1. the range of the lowest female voice or the highest male voice; specif., a) CONTRALTO b) COUNTERTENOR 2. a) …

    English World dictionary

  • 20Alto — (ital.), s. Alt (Mus.) …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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