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Webster 1913 Edition
Sesquialtera
{
Sesˊqui-al′ter
,Sesˊqui-al′ter-a
, }Noun.
[NL.
sesquialtera
.] (Mus.)
A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.
Definition 2024
sesquialtera
sesquialtera
English
Noun
sesquialtera (countable and uncountable, plural sesquialteras)
- (music) A ratio of 3:2.
- (music) An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes.