voix céleste

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French voix céleste (heavenly voice).

Noun[edit]

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.
    Synonym: vox angelica