1. a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef • Hypernyms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser • Hyponyms: countertenor 2. the lowest female singing voice • Syn: contralto • Hypernyms: singing voice 3. the highest adult male singing voice • Syn: countertenor • Hypernyms: singing voice 4.(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments • Hypernyms: pitch 5. the pitch range of the lowest female voice • Hypernyms: pitch
II - adjective
1. of or being the lowest female voice • Syn: contralto • Similar to: low, low-pitched 2. of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor • Syn: countertenor • Similar to: high, high-pitched 3.(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group - alto clarinet or recorder • Similar to: high, high-pitched • Topics: music
