Definition of calliope
- n. - The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry;
mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
- n. - One of the asteroids. See Solar.
- n. - A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged
like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
- n. - A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope)
of California and adjacent regions.
- n. - The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry;
mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
- n. - One of the asteroids. See Solar.
- n. - A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged
like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
- n. - A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope)
of California and adjacent regions.