| 单词 | celesta |
| 释义 | celesta[ suh-les-tuh ] / səˈlɛs tə / nouna musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard. Origin of celesta1895–1900; <French célesta, for céleste, literally, heavenly (see celestial); the -a for -e makes the name pseudo-Italian Words nearby celestaceleriac, celerity, celery, celery pine, celery salt, celesta, Celeste, celestial, Celestial City, Celestial Empire, celestial equator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for celesta
British Dictionary definitions for celestacelesta celeste (sɪˈlɛst)/ (sɪˈlɛstə) / nounmusic a keyboard percussion instrument consisting of a set of steel plates of graduated length that are struck with key-operated hammers. The tone is an ethereal tinkling sound. Range: four octaves upwards from middle C Word Origin for celestaC19: from French, Latinized variant of céleste heavenly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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