vox angelica

noun

an organ stop giving a gentle tremolo effect; the voix céleste

Similar
voix celeste

Meanings

nounvox angelica (plural vox angelicas)

plural vox angelicas

  1. entertainmentan organ stop giving a gentle tremolo effect; the voix céleste

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect

Similar
voix celeste
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvox“voice”
  2. Englishvox angelica

From Latin vox (“voice”) + angelica (“angelic”).

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Translations

Finnish tremulantti
  • tremulanttiorgan stop giving tremolo effect
Polish vox angelica
  • vox angelicaorgan stop giving tremolo effect
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“vox angelica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vox%20angelica. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vox angelica,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vox%20angelica.

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