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celesta
CIDE DICTIONARY
celesta, n.
a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
celesta, n. Mus. a small keyboard instrument resembling a glockenspiel, with hammers striking steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound.
Etymology
pseudo-L f. F c{eacute}leste: see CELESTE
THESAURUS
celesta
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, xylophoneFor further exploring for "celesta" in Webster Dictionary Online