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celesta en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səˈlɛstə/ (UK, US)
  • (UK, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French célesta.

Meanings

  1. A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
celeste alternative lexicographic
celestas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

celestist

Synonyms

celeste

Translations (23)

ru челе́ста (musical instrument) · cmn 鋼片琴 /钢片琴 (musical instrument) · ja チェレスタ (musical instrument) · pt celesta (musical instrument) · de Celesta (musical instrument) · sk čelesta (musical instrument) · ca celesta (musical instrument) · sv celesta (musical instrument) · ko 첼레스타 (musical instrument) · eu zelesta (musical instrument) · sl čelesta (musical instrument) · it celesta (musical instrument) · ga ceileiste (musical instrument) · bg челеста (musical instrument) · pl czelesta (musical instrument) · fr célesta (musical instrument) · hy չելեստա (musical instrument) · es celesta (musical instrument) · oc celeste (musical instrument) · el τσελέστα (musical instrument) · uk челеста (musical instrument) · ro celestă (musical instrument) · fi celesta (musical instrument)