alt

Noun (1)

alt (uncountable)

1. Of a voice or instrument, high pitch; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
   • Sop[hy] Moderato! moderato! Madam. Your Ladyship's absolutely in alt. / L[ady] Scr[ape] In alt! Madam? / Sop[hy] Yes, in alt- Give me leave to tell your Ladyship, that you have raised your voice a full octave higher since you came into the room.1762, George Colman, The Musical Lady
   • The duet was in alt; one stormed, the other half crying, half scolding, made up in volubility what her aunt possessed in authority, and it was not 'till Lady Meredith had twice raised her mild voice, either party could be silenced.1794, Mrs. Bennett (Agnes Maria), Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel: A Novel, volume 1
2. (archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
   • I was, however, glad at my heart, that Mrs. Moore came up so seasonably with notice, that dinner was ready. The fair fugitive was all in alt. She had the game in her own hands; and by giving me so good an excuse for withdrawing, I had time to strengthen myself; the Captain had time to come; and the...1748, Samuel Richardson, The History of Clarissa Harlowe: In a Series of Letters
   • "Not," added she, as her eyes glittered with anger, and she sidled near the door for an exit—" not but, in the estimation of others, you may be quite an Adonis—a young gentleman of wit and fashion —a beau of the first water; I have no doubt Mary Jane thinks so— you old wretch!" This, in alt, and a...c. 1875, Charles James Lever, The Dodd Family Abroad

Noun (2)

alt (plural alts)

1. (Internet) An alternate or secondary account.
   • Of these alts, how many of them are a gender other than your own?1996, Jonobie D. Baker, “Survey of MUSHers.”, in rec.games.mud.tiny (Usenet)
   • Yes, I have many alts, and no, none of the others have any unusual capitalisation.2000, KaVir, “Code Bases - why release buggy crap?”, in alt.mud (Usenet)
2. (Internet) An alternate account.
   • You've been here four days and you already know about the incident from last year? You're such an obvious alt.
3. An alternative investment or alternative fund.
   • liquid alts
4. (Internet) An alternate version of a piece of art, especially without much changes beyond a specific thing.

Verb

alt (third-person singular simple present alts, present participle alting, simple past and past participle alted)

1. (Internet, intransitive) To use an alternate or secondary account.
   • I got banned so I'm alting.

Noun (3)

alt (plural alts)

1. Synonym of altbier.
   • Top-fermenting ales are still brewed, notably the alts of Düsseldorf and kölsches of Cologne.1999, Brian Glover, The Complete Guide to Beer, Barnes & Noble, →ISBN, page 146
   • On average, the mash temperatures used in the NHC second-round alts and kölschs were higher, at 153 °F (67 °C) and 151 °F (66 °C) respectively.2000, Ray Daniels, Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Brewers Publications

   Synonyms:

   altbier

Noun (4) capitalized: ALT

ALT (uncountable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of alanine transaminase.
   • Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
2. (Japan, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Assistant Language Teacher.

Noun (5) capitalized: Alt

IPA/ɔlt/

Alt (plural Alts)

1. A modifier key used to change (alternate) the function of other pressed keys.

Proper noun capitalized: Alt

Alt

1. A river in West Lancashire and Merseyside, England that flows into the Irish Sea; in full, the River Alt.