| ALTARAGES | • altarages n. Plural of altarage. • ALTARAGE n. offerings made upon the altar. |
| ALTARWISE | • altarwise adj. Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall. • ALTARWISE adv. in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
| ALTERABLE | • alterable adj. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable. • alterable n. Something that can be altered; a variable. • ALTERABLE adj. that can be altered. |
| ALTERABLY | • alterably adv. In an alterable manner. • ALTERABLE adv. that can be altered. |
| ALTERANTS | • alterants n. Plural of alterant. • ALTERANT n. something that alters the state of something. |
| ALTERCATE | • altercate v. (Intransitive) To argue, quarrel or wrangle. • ALTERCATE v. to dispute, argue. |
| ALTERNANT | • alternant adj. Alternating from one row of a matrix to another. • alternant adj. (Geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks. • alternant n. (Linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph. |
| ALTERNATE | • alternate adj. Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly). • alternate adj. (Mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of… • alternate adj. (US) Other; alternative. |
| ALTERNATS | • ALTERNAT n. (French) a way of determining diplomatic precedence by lot. |
| ALTIGRAPH | • altigraph n. An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart. • ALTIGRAPH n. an instrument that measures altitude. |
| ALTIMETER | • altimeter n. An apparatus for measuring altitude. • ALTIMETER n. a device for measuring altitude. |
| ALTIMETRY | • altimetry n. The science of measuring altitude. • ALTIMETRY n. the art of measuring altitudes, or heights. |
| ALTIPLANO | • altiplano n. A high plateau. • Altiplano prop.n. The high Andean plateau. • ALTIPLANO n. (Spanish) a high plateau in Andes. |
| ALTISSIMO | • altissimo n. (Music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this register. • ALTISSIMO adj. (Italian) very high. • ALTISSIMO n. the octave commencing an octave above the treble clef. |
| ALTITUDES | • altitudes n. Plural of altitude. • ALTITUDE n. height above sea level. |
| ALTRICIAL | • altricial adj. (Zoology) Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth. • altricial n. Such an animal. • ALTRICIAL adj. having young requiring care for a lengthy period. |
| ALTRUISMS | • altruisms n. Plural of altruism. • ALTRUISM n. selfless devotion to the welfare of others. |
| ALTRUISTS | • altruists n. Plural of altruist. • ALTRUIST n. one that practices altruism. |