Prosody. Stress laid at more or less fixed intervals on certain syllables of a line or verse, the succession of which constitutes its rhythm or…

A movement of beating time; a beat, measure; metrical ictus, rhythm. Now rare or Obsolete.

The action or process of impressing, in various senses: esp. In elocution or metre: A stress, emphasis.

In extended use, esp. with relation to sound. Cf. sense 2a.

Prosody and Music. A beat or stress in the rhythm of a verse or piece of music; a succession of such beats or stresses.

Prosody. Stress on a particular syllable of a foot or verse; rhythmical or metrical stress. Used of Old English verse.

The stressed or accented beat in a bar; the stressed or heavy syllable in a metrical foot.

concrete. The stressed syllable of a metrical foot; = arsis, n. (rare).

Originally and properly, according to ancient writers, The setting down of the foot or lowering of the hand in beating time, and hence (as marked…

Prosody. (a) An anacrusis. (b) An arsis or stressed syllable.