Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register;
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
artificially high;
above the normal voice range;
- Example: "a falsetto voice"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: adenoidal, pinched,
nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Falsetto \Fal*set"to\, n.; pl. Falsettos. [It. falsetto, dim.
fr. L. falsus. See False.]
A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies
above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto
voice. See Head voice, under Voice.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
falsetto
adj 1: artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a
falsetto voice"
n 1: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an
upper register