Category:Sesquialter

Ses`qui*al"ter, a.

Defn: sesquialteral.

Sesquialter; sesquialtera Ses`qui*al"ter, ses`qui*al"ter*a, n. Etym: [nl. sesquialtera.] (mus.)

Defn: 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.