Found 3 hits - Term: calliope, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calliope \calli"ope\ ka^llimac"-op-e, n. l.
calliope, gr. kallio`ph, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref.
kalli- from kalo`s beautiful + 'o`ps, 'opo`s, voice.
1. class. myth. the muse that presides over eloquence and
heroic poetry; mother of orpheus, and chief of the nine
muses.
1913 webster
2. astron. one of the asteroids. see solar.
1913 webster
3. a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by
keys arranged like those of an organ. it is sometimes
attached to steamboat boilers.
1913 webster
4. zool. a beautiful species of humming bird stellula
calliope of california and adjacent regions.
1913 webster
see also:
solar stellula calliope
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
calliope
n 1: greek mythology the muse of epic poetry
2: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles played from a keyboard syn: steam organ
see also:
steam organ
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 moby thesaurus words for "calliope":
hammond organ, mark, baroque organ, bazooka, calliophone,
choralcelo, electric organ, electro-pneumatic organ, harmonium,
hedgehog, hydraulic organ, launch pad, launching pad,
launching platform, launching tube, melodeon, melodica, mousetrap,
orchestrelle, organ, organophone, pipe organ, projector,
reed organ, seraphine, silo, steam organ, symphonion,
tracker-action organ, tubular-pneumatic organ, vocalion
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