vox humana
[ voks hyoo-mey-nuh, -mah-, -man-uh ]
/ ˈvɒks hyuˈmeɪ nə, -ˈmɑ-, -ˈmæn ə /
noun
a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice.
Origin of vox humana
First recorded in 1720–30,
vox humana is from the Latin word
vōx humāna human voice
Words nearby vox humana
vowels,
vox,
vox angelica,
vox barbara,
vox et praeterea nihil,
vox humana,
vox pop,
vox populi,
vox populi, vox dei,
voxel,
voyage
British Dictionary definitions for vox humana
vox humana
/ (hjuːˈmɑːnə) /
noun
a reed stop on an organ supposedly imitative of the human voice
Word Origin for vox humana
C18: from Latin: human voice