orchestral

or·ches·tra  (ôrk-str, -kstr)

n.

1. Music

a. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments.

b. The instruments played by such a group.

2. The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage.

3.

a. The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater.

b. The entire main floor of a theater.

4. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theaters.

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[Latin orchstra, the space in front of the stage in Greek theaters where the chorus performed, from Greek orkhstr, from orkheisthai, to dance.]

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or·chestral (ôr-kstrl) adj.

or·chestral·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

orchestral - relating to or composed for an orchestra; "orchestral score"

Translations

orchestral [ɔːˈkestrəl] ADJ → orquestal

orchestral [ɔː^rˈkɛstrəl] adj [player, rehearsal] → d'orchestre; [concert, music] → orchestral(e)
orchestra pit n → fosse f d'orchestre

orchestral

adj → Orchester-, orchestral; orchestral music → Orchestermusik f; orchestral musician or player → Orchestermusiker(in) m(f); orchestral work → Orchesterwerk nt

orchestral [ɔːˈkɛstr/əl] adj (music, style) → orchestrale; (concert) → sinfonico/a