CELESTA


Meaning of CELESTA in English

sə̇ˈlestə, or chə̇ˈ- as if from It noun

( -s )

Etymology: French célesta, irregular from céleste

: a keyboard instrument having an action like that of a piano with hammers that strike steel plates suspended above wooden resonance boxes, producing a tone similar to that of a glockenspiel, and having a range of four octaves sounding an octave higher than the notes indicate

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