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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 — 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 — noun 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 … Wiktionary
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} … Australian English dictionary
tribrach — n. verse foot of three syllables; object, etc., with three branches. ♦ tribrachial, ♦ tribrachic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
tribrach — n. Prosody a foot of three short or unstressed syllables. Derivatives: tribrachic adj. Etymology: L tribrachys f. Gk tribrakhus (as TRI , brakhus short) … Useful english dictionary
