'celesta' definitions:
Definition of 'celesta'
(from WordNet)
noun
A musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
Definition of 'celesta'
From: GCIDE
- celesta \celesta\ n. (Mus.) a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'celesta'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- battery,
- bells,
- bones,
- castanets,
- chime,
- chimes,
- clappers,
- crash cymbal,
- cymbals,
- finger cymbals,
- gamelan,
- glockenspiel,
- gong,
- handbells,
- idiophone,
- lyra,
- maraca,
- marimba,
- metallophone,
- orchestral bells,
- percussion,
- percussion instrument,
- percussions,
- percussive,
- rattle,
- rattlebones,
- sizzler,
- snappers,
- tam-tam,
- tintinnabula,
- tonitruone,
- triangle,
- tubular bells,
- vibes,
- vibraphone,
- xylophone