Main Entry: ce·les·ta

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈles-tə, chə-\

Variant(s): or ce·leste \sə-ˈlest, chə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: French célesta, alteration of céleste, literally, heavenly, from Latin caelestis

Date: 1899

: a keyboard instrument with hammers that strike steel plates producing a tone similar to that of a glockenspiel