a reed stop on an organ supposedly imitative of the human voice
Word origin
C18: from Latin: human voice
vox humana in American English
(ˈvɑks hjuːˈmeinə, -ˈmɑː-, -ˈmænə)
noun
a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice
Word origin
[1720–30; ‹ L vōx humāna human voice]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arrangement, berm, catchword, fantail, joker
Examples of 'vox humana' in a sentence
vox humana
A configuration in a minor key from a synthetic vox humana insinuated the women's terror of the next corner.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK
It was indeed a 'vox humana', especially apt in a work given over at one point to a lamentation for the dead.