anacrusis

English - Turkish

Definition of anacrusis in English Turkish dictionary

(Muzik) Önel: Müzikte ölçünün ölçü başındaki kuvvetli zamanda başlamayıp bir önceki ölçünün zayıf zaman olan son vuruşu ya da son vuruşunun ikinci ya da üçüncü alt bölünmesinde başlamasıyla oluşan müzikal ölçü yapısı

English - English

Definition of anacrusis in English English dictionary

an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse

an unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase

(Dilbilim) (plural anacruses) (Prosody) One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a verse

One or more unaccented syllables at the beginning of a line of verse that are regarded as preliminary to and not part of the metrical pattern (See also Procephalic) (Compare Feminine Ending, Hypercatalectic) (Contrast Acephaly)

a group of notes at the start of a phrase of music that fall before the main beat or pulse of the actual piece

one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line of verse, before the normal meter begins

pick-up note; when a piece music begins with a weak beat

{i} unstressed syllable (Poetry); upbeat (Music)

A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable

Hyphenation

an·a·cru·sis

Etymology

() Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anakrousis, “pushing back”), from ἀνακρούω (anakrouō, “I push back”), from ἀνά (ana, “back”) + κρούω (krouō, “I strike”).