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voix céleste

[vwah sey-lest]

noun

an organ stop having for each note two pipes tuned to slightly different pitches and producing a wavering, gentle tone.

Origin:
< French: heavenly voice

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voix céleste (vwɑː sɛˈlɛst)

—n
	an organ stop which produces a tremolo effect through the acoustic phenomenon of beats

[from French: heavenly voice]

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