n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' les-t ə , ch ə -
Variant: or ce · leste \ s ə - ' lest, ch ə - \
Function: 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