arsis
Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)sɪs/
The English word “arsis” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
- 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.
- 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.
- The elevation of the voice to a higher pitch in speaking.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “to lift”).
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