[ad_1] noun, plural ar·ses [ahr-seez] /ˈɑr siz/.
- 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).
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
- (in classical prosody) the long syllable or part on which the ictus falls in a metrical footCompare thesis (def. 6)