als Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    Lou Gehrig's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  2. noun a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
    atomic number 13; aluminium; Al; aluminum.
  3. noun a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    Camellia State; Alabama; AL; Heart of Dixie.

WordNet

Als adverb
Definitions
  1. Also. Obs. Chaucer.
  2. As. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913