tribrach

tribrach
a) A classical metrical foot having three short or unstressed syllables
b) A circular platform on three legs each having levelling screws; used to connect a theodolite to a tripod

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  • Tribrach — can refer to:*Tribrach (poetry), a metrical foot of three short syllables. *Tribrach (instrument), a device used in surveying for leveling and centering …   Wikipedia

  • Tribrach — Tri brach, n. [L. tribrachys, Gr. ? consisting of three short syllables; ? (see {Tri }) + ? short.] (Gr. & L. Pros.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, m[e^]l[i^][u^]s. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tribrach — [trī′brak΄, trib′rak΄] n. [L tribrachys < Gr: see TRI & BRACHY ] Gr. & Latin Prosody a metrical foot consisting of three short syllables tribrachic adj …   English World dictionary

  • Tribrach (instrument) — In surveying science, a tribrach means an instrument attachment plate containing three thumbscrews (see theodolite). The device consists of two triangular metal plates, which are connected at their corners by thumbscrews. By turning these, it is… …   Wikipedia

  • Tribrach (poetry) — A tribrach is a metrical foot used in formal poetry and Greek and Latin verse. In quantitative meter (such as the meter of classical verse), it consists of three short syllables; in accentual syllabic verse (such as formal English verse), the… …   Wikipedia

  • tribrach — noun Etymology: Latin tribrachys, from Greek, having three short syllables, from tri + brachys short more at brief Date: 1589 a metrical foot of three short syllables of which two belong to the thesis and one to the arsis • tribrachic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tribrach — tribrachic, adj. tribrachial, adj. /truy brak, trib rak/, n. Pros. a foot of three short syllables. [ < L tribrachys < Gk tríbrachys, equiv. to tri TRI + brachýs short; see BRACHY ] * * * …   Universalium

  • tribrach — [ trʌɪbrak, trɪ ] noun Prosody a metrical foot of three short or unstressed syllables. Derivatives tribrachic brakɪk adjective Origin C16: via L. from Gk tribrakhus, from tri three + brakhus short …   English new terms dictionary

  • tribrach — tri•brach [[t]ˈtraɪ bræk, ˈtrɪb ræk[/t]] n. pro a metrical foot of three short syllables • Etymology: < L tribrachys < Gk tríbrachys=tri tri +brachýs short …   From formal English to slang

  • tribrach — /ˈtraɪbræk/ (say truybrak), /ˈtrɪbræk/ (say tribrak) noun a foot of three short syllables. {Latin tribachys, from Greek} …  

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