arsis
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.: Compare thesis (def. 4).
Prosody.
the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus or stress.
(less commonly) a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus.: Compare thesis (def. 5).
Origin of arsis
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How to use arsis in a sentence
Of the whole number, nine begin on the full bar, eleven on the arsis.
The Central Eskimo | Franz BoasThey exhibited a more or less regular alternation of arsis and thesis.
English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.When however it does occur, one of the three conditions under which a final syllable can take an arsis must accompany it.
The English Language | Robert Gordon LathamThe syllable which receives the ictus is called the thesis; the rest of the foot is called the arsis.
New Latin Grammar | Charles E. BennettAt last, Carbo sent a large body of cavalry against Pompey, near the river arsis.
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch | Plutarch
British Dictionary definitions for arsis
/ (ˈɑːsɪs) /
(in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical foot: Compare thesis (def. 6)
Origin of arsis
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