- swell box
- swell boxn.a chamber enclosing one or more sets of organ pipes or reeds and fitted with movable shutters that regulate the loudness of tone
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
swell box
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swell box — noun : a box or chamber in an organ that contains the reeds or a set of pipes and has shutters that open or shut usually by means of a pedal in order to regulate the volume of musical tone * * * a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ … Useful english dictionary
swell box — noun A box or chamber in an organ that contains the reeds or a set of pipes and has shutters that open or shut usually by means of a pedal in order to regulate the volume of musical tone … Wiktionary
swell box — /ˈswɛl bɒks/ (say swel boks) noun a box or chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters which can be opened or closed to increase or diminish the loudness of the notes …
swell box — noun Date: circa 1801 a chamber in an organ containing a set of pipes and having shutters that open or shut to regulate the volume of tone … New Collegiate Dictionary
swell box — a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
swell box — noun a part of a large organ in which some of the pipes are enclosed, with a movable shutter for controlling the sound level … English new terms dictionary
Swell — could refer to: *Swell (ocean), a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves *Swell (band), an indie rock band from San Francisco *Swell, Gloucestershire, England *Swell (bookbinding), a term in bookbinding *Swellshark, a catshark * Swell… … Wikipedia
swell — v., n., & adj. v. (past part. swollen or swelled) 1 intr. & tr. grow or cause to grow bigger or louder or more intense; expand; increase in force or intensity. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) & tr. rise or raise up from the surrounding surface. 3… … Useful english dictionary
swell pedal — noun : a pedal that operates an organ swell usually by working a balanced lever mechanism that opens or shuts the louvers of the swell box … Useful english dictionary
swell organ — noun a division in a pipe organ in which the pipes are enclosed in a swell box … Wiktionary
