Orchestra

Noun

 * 1)  A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
 * 2) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
 * 3) The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

Derived terms

 * orchestral
 * (orchestra types) chamber orchestra, orchestra in residence, philharmonic orchestra, string orchestra, symphony orchestra

Derived terms

 * orchestrate, orchestration
 * orchestrina, orchestrion

Adjectives for Orchestra
errant; magnificent; revamped; mammoth; itinerant; nationally-known; broadcasting; favorite; popular; unrivaled; recording.

Verbs for Orchestra
direct—; follow—; guide—; lead—; strike up—; uniform—; —accompanies; —attunes to; —beats time; —blares; —charms; —de¬lights ; —enchants; —expresses; —greets; — improvises; —pipes; —performs; —sweeps a chord; —tweedles.

Thesaurus
German band, L, Philharmonic, R, acting area, apron, apron stage, audience, auditorium, auditory, backstage, balcony, band, band shell, bandstand, big band, board, box, box seat, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, bridge, callithumpian band, chamber orchestra, combo, concert band, congregation, coulisse, desks, dixieland band, dock, dress circle, dressing room, ensemble, fauteuil, flies, fly floor, fly gallery, forestage, gallery, gamelan orchestra, greenroom, grid, gridiron, groundling, group, house, jazz band, jug band, lightboard, loge, military band, nigger heaven, orchestra circle, orchestra pit, paradise, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, peanut gallery, performing area, philharmonic, pit, proscenium, proscenium boxes, proscenium stage, quartet, quintet, ragtime band, rock-and-roll group, sextet, shell, skiffle band, spectator, stage, stage left, stage right, stall, standing room, steel band, street band, string band, string choir, string orchestra, string quartet, strings, swing band, switchboard, symphony, symphony orchestra, the boards, theater, theatre stall, trio, waits, wings, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind quartet, woodwinds

Etymology
From <  ορχήστρα: < ὀρχέομαι-: From root όρχος-orchos = row (the dancers in a)and ήσθ-ην (aor. tens. of άδω - ado = sing {where θ>τ)

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese: 乐团 (yuètuán)
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: orkestro
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:


 * Greenlandic:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: orkiestra
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: orquesta
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: dàn nhạc


 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,


 * French:
 * Greek: ,
 * Polish:


 * Danish:
 * Dutch: orkestbak
 * Finnish: orkesterimonttu
 * French:


 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Russian:


 * : (’órkestra)
 * : 管弦乐团 (guǎnxiánlètuán)
 * : オーケストラ (ōkesutora)
 * : オーケストラ (ōkesutora)
 * : オーケストラ (ōkesutora)
 * : オーケストラ (ōkesutora)


 * : 오케스트라 (okeseuteura)
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: orkestar
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: orkestar
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: orkestar

Anagrams

 * carthorse

Anagrams

 * torcheras

Noun

 * 1) orchestra
 * 2) band
 * 3) orchestra pit

Verb
orchestra



Noun

 * 1) the orchestra