alt

noun

Meaning

High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
An alternate or secondary character.
An alternate account.
An alternative investment or alternative fund.
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
Other; alternative.
(of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
Other; different from something else.
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Alternate, reciprocal.
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
A vertical distance.
The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
(in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.

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