Etymology

unda maris

Today it means: An organ stop similar to the voix céleste, but typically using a dulciana or a softer-scale string (or even flutes). Full definition →

Latin unda maris
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromunda maris
  2. English todayunda maris

From Latin unda maris (literally “sea wave”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.