"alto-" meaning in English

See alto- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From altus. Etymology templates: {{m|la|altus}} altus Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} alto-, {{en-prefix}} alto-
  1. (meteorology) relating to clouds of middle étage Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-alto--en-prefix-uMRltvwM Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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