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Arris vs Arsis - What's the difference?

arris | arsis |

As nouns the difference between arris and arsis

is that arris is a sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces while arsis is the stronger part of a musical measure or a metrical foot.

arris

English

Noun

(es)
  • A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two surfaces
  • (architecture) A sharp edge or ridge formed by the intersection of two curved surfaces
  • (archaeology) A ridge formed on the surface of flaked stone that results from the intersection of two or more flake removals. The arris marks the location of flake scars on the dorsal surface of chipped stone.Andrefsky, W. (2005) Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis . 2d Ed. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. P. 252 [http://books.google.com/books?id=L6LAsLpx46IC&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=arris+lithic&source=web&ots=VMpCZX_xc-&sig=sW0DjBW6Lg_NdAGKi8ML875OcfI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA252,M1]
  • (UK, slang) Buttocks, arse.

    • Derived terms

    * arris fillet * arris gutter * arris rail * arriswise

    See also

    * (Arris) *

    References

    arsis

    English

    (Arsis)

    Noun

    (arses)
  • Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of a metrical foot

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