sesquialter Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ses`qui*al"ter adjective
Definitions
  1. Sesquialteral.
Ses`qui*al"ter, Ses`qui*al"ter*a noun (Also<
  • Sesquialter
  • Sesquialtera
)
Etymology
NL. sesquialtera.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reënforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.

Webster 1913