Dictionary - Definition of ALS

Definition: ALS


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs.[Wordnet].
Adverb	1. Also.[Websters] 2. As.[Websters].
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Als" is a common misspelling or typo for: also, alas, ale, alps, Las, Pals, ales, alms, Ala, ASL, gals, cals, hals, ails, SLS, alts, vals, ALD, alys, alos, alis, sals, apls, Alls, albs, MALS, ABLS, awls.

Date "Als" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1369. (references)

Note: Als \Als\, adverb 1. Also. [Obsolete]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALS

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1: Automatic Landing System. (references)
	2: Archimedial Log Spiral (Omni Antenna). (references)
	3: Approach Landing System. (references)
	4: Alternate Launch Site. (references)
	5: Alternate Landing Site. (references)
	6: Advance Logistics System. (references)
	7: Adirondack Lake Survey (ALSC). (references)
	8: Aldock System (ECLS). (references)
Aviation	Approach Lighting System. (references)
Environment	Advanced Light Source (LBL-proposed synchrotron radiation facility). (references)
Health	Advanced Logistics System. (references)
Physics	Advanced Life Support. (references)
Technology	1: Asset Library System. (references)
	2: Advanced Launch System. (references)
	3: Ada Language System. (references)
	4: Airman Leadership School. (references)
Wikipedic	Als (German, Alsen) is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. It lies east of the Jutland peninsula of Denmark at the town of S�nderborg, and north of the German coast at Schleswig. The island covers an area of 321 km�, and has a total population of ca. 60,000. It encompasses the municipalities of Nordborg, Augustenborg, Sydals and S�nderborg. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Common Expressions: ALS

Expressions	Definition
Anders als die Andern	Anders als die Andern ("Different From the Others") is a film which was produced in Germany during the largely liberal period which existed in that country between the world wars. It was first released in 1919 and stars Conrad Veidt and Reinhold Schünzel. (references)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ALS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALS	Dutch	Anti-lymphocytenserum	N/A
ALS	English	Advanced low-power Schottky	N/A
ALS	French	Armée du Liban sud	N/A
ALS	German	Anti-Lymphozytenserum	Medicine
ALS	Italian	Dispositivo luminoso d'avvicinamento	Transportation
ALARA	Dutch	Zo laag als redelijkerwijs mogelijk	Nuclear Energy & Physics, Environment
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).				Top

Extended Definition: ALS

ALS

ALS may refer to:

Acetolactate synthase, an enzyme involved in amino acid biosynthesis
Albany Law School, a private law school in Albany, New York, United States
Alexander Language Schools International
Als, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease
Advanced Life Support, a protocol for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron radiation source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California
Anti-Lag System, an engine control program used on race cars to eliminate turbo lag
Anterolateral system, a nerve pathway mainly signaling pain and temperature
Approach lighting system, a lighting system installed on the approach end of an airport runway
Audio Lossless Coding, part of the MPEG-4 standard for audio/video compression
Airman Leadership School, the first-level professional military education program for United States Air Force enlisted members
Alliance for the Liberation of Somalia
ALS, San Luis Valley Regional Airport's IATA airport code
Autographed Letter Signed
als, the ISO 639-3 code for Tosk Albanian
Automated library system or integrated library system
Automatic Laser Shutdown
Alternate line service, a GSM feature for supporting two different phone numbers on the same mobile device.
Singapore Area Licensing Scheme

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Als". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: ALS
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
ALS Association	11	ALS	4
ALS Gold Medal	8	Als 't Om De Liefde Gaat	4
Nichts als die Wahrheit	8	ALS Association	11
Battle of Als	8	Als Die Liebe Starb (album)	4
ALS Therapy Development Institute	6	ALS Gold Medal	8
Iemand Als Jij	5	Als Het Weer Lente Is	3
Net Als Toen	4	ALS Therapy Development Institute	6
Als Die Liebe Starb (album)	4	Battle of Als	8
ALS	4	Iemand Als Jij	5
Männerlist grösser als Frauenlist	4	Männerlist grösser als Frauenlist	4
Als 't Om De Liefde Gaat	4	Manfred Als	3
Manfred Als	3	Net Als Toen	4
Als Het Weer Lente Is	3	Nichts als die Wahrheit	8
Religion als Kulturkritik	2	Religion als Kulturkritik	2
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: ALS

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish	Als (Als). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	飞机着陆系统 (als). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	飛機著陸系統 (als). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	Als (Als). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	Als (Als). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Alsen (shads, Als). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Alsen (shads, Als). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Alsen (shads, Als). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Alsen (shads, Als). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	筋萎縮性側索硬化症 (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, Motor neurone disease). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	Als (Als). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	dirección als (aLS address). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, ALS. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “ALS” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin	ALSWAY (ALS). Additional references: Pig Latin, ALS. (volunteer)
Terran B	Alse (Als). Additional references: Terran B, ALS. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top