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6 definitions found for celesta

WordNet (r) 3.0
celesta n 1: a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard

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celesta alceste

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)
celesta or celeste noun Etymology: French célesta, alteration of céleste, literally, heavenly, from Latin caelestis Date: 1899 a keyboard instrument with hammers that strike steel plates producing a tone similar to that of a glockenspiel

Oxford English Reference Dictionary
celesta
n. Mus. a small keyboard instrument resembling a glockenspiel, with hammers striking steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound.
Etymology: pseudo-L f. F céleste: see CELESTE

English Explanatory Dictionary
celesta n. Mus. a small keyboard instrument resembling a glockenspiel, with hammers striking steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound. [pseudo-L f. F c÷leste: see CELESTE]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "celesta": battery, bells, bones, castanets, chime, chimes, clappers, crash cymbal, cymbals, finger cymbals, gamelan, glockenspiel, gong, handbells, idiophone, lyra, maraca, marimba, metallophone, orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions, percussive, rattle, rattlebones, sizzler, snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle, tubular bells, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone




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