alt

Plural: alts

Noun

• A high-pitched musical note or voice.
• angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
• A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
• Clipping of altitude.
• An alternate or secondary character.
• An alternate account.
• An alternative investment or alternative fund.
• Synonym of altbier.

Adj

• Clipping of alternate.
• Clipping of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.

Examples

• alt key
• alt medicine
• alt text
• liquid alts
• The word ALT is a high-scorer’s alternative to its shorter cousins.
• You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.

Synonyms

altitude, EL, elevation, alt-#Prefix, altbier