arsis
The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beatThe stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
(countable, uncountable)The stronger part of a metrical foot: the part containing the long (heavy) syllable in quantitative meter, or the stressed syllable in a qualitative meter.
(countable, uncountable)The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar, opposed to the thesis.
(countable, uncountable)The elevation of the voice to a higher pitch in speaking.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “to lift”).From Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “to lift”).
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Forms
plural: arsesWord family
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