CELESTA


Meaning of CELESTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈles-tə, chə- ]

noun

or ce·leste sə-ˈlest, chə-

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

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