arsis.
The stronger part of a musical measure: the part containing the beat.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “lifting”), from αἴρω (aírō, “to lift”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.