anaclasis
noun
anac·la·sis
əˈnakləsə̇s
plural anaclases
-əˌsēz
: an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in ionic rhythms
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek anaklasis act of bending back, reflection, from anaklan to bend back, reflect (from ana- + klan to break) + -sis
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above