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voix céleste

voix céleste noun: an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.

Noun

voix céleste (plural voix célestes)

  1. An organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.
    Synonyms:
    vox angelica

Synonyms of voix céleste

Forms of voix céleste

pluralvoix célestes

Origin of voix céleste

Borrowed from French voix céleste (“heavenly voice”).

Questions about voix céleste

What does voix céleste mean?
Voix céleste means an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.
What part of speech is voix céleste?
Voix céleste is a noun.
What is the plural of voix céleste?
The plural of voix céleste is voix célestes.

Words near voix céleste in the dictionary

  1. voivodeship
  2. voivodeships
  3. voivods
  4. voivodship
  5. voivodships
  6. voix céleste
  7. voix célestes
  8. vojevoda
  9. vojevodas
  10. vojevode
  11. vojevodes

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