n.;
Alto clef (Mus.)
n. [ L. altus high + L. & E. cumulus. ] (Meteor.) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
adv. [ OE. altogedere; al all + togedere together. See Together. ]
Altogether they went at once. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ L. altus high + -meter. ] A theodolite. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Alto-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
☞ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, or low relief. [ 1913 Webster ]