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tribrach
▪ I. tribrach1 Prosody. (ˈtraɪbræk, ˈtrɪb-) In 6 tribracchus, 8 tribrachus, 8–9 -ys; 7 tribrack. [ad. L. tribrachys, a. Gr. τρίβραχυς, f. tri- + βραχύς short. Cf. F. tribraque (Littré).] A metrical foot consisting of three short syllables.1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie ii. xiii. (Arb.) 133 For your foot...
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Tribrach
Tribrach can refer to:
Tribrach (poetry), a metrical foot of three short syllables. Tribrach (instrument), a device used in surveying for mounting an instrument on a surveyor's tripod.
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Tribrach (poetry)
It was also known as "a tribrach foot". (with a tribrach replacing – u)
There are certain rules of word division in a tribrach.
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trochies
▪ I. trochee Pros. (ˈtrəʊkiː) Also in Gr.-Lat. form 6 trocheus, 6–7 (9) trochæus. [ad. L. trochæus, ad. Gr. τροχαῖος, prop. adj. (sc. πούς foot) running, tripping, f. τρόχος a running, course, f. τρέχειν to run; cf. F. trochée (1572 in Hatz.-Darm.).] A metrical foot consisting of a long followed by ...
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Tribrach (instrument)
The centre of the bottom plate of the tribrach has a 5/8-11 UNC thread bolt hole which is used to attach the tribrach to the tripod. Once the tribrach is nearly centered over the marker, level the tribrach the last little bit using the thumbscrews.
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iambic
iambic, a. and n. Pros. (aɪˈæmbɪk) [a. F. iambique (1529 in Hatz.-Darm.) or ad. L. iambic-us, ad. Gr. ἰαµβικός, f. ἴαµβος iambus.] A. adj. 1. Of a foot, verse, rhythm, etc.: Consisting of, characterized by, or based on iambuses. iambic trimeter, a verse consisting of six iambuses (three dipodies) in...
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Tripod (surveying)
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Tribrach (instrument)
References
Raymond Davis, Francis Foote, Joe Kelly, Surveying, Theory and Practice, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966
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isochronous
isochronous, a. (aɪˈsɒkrənəs) [f. as isochron-al + -ous.] 1. a. Taking place in or occupying equal times; equal in metrical length; equal in duration, or in intervals of occurrence, as the vibrations of a pendulum; characterized by or relating to vibrations or motions of equal duration; vibrating un...
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Latin prosody
Thus a Tribrach, Iamb and Trochee all equate to the same durations or morae: each of them comprises 3 morae. Martial used more variations, such as an anapaest in the fourth foot and a tribrach in the third.
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Theodolite
Centering: bringing the vertical axis of theodolite immediately over station mark using a centering plate also known as a tribrach.
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Brevis brevians
Very rarely can also be found split between two elements where the sequence – x has been resolved into a tribrach (u u u), for example . In most cases where there is no iambic shortening a sequence – x with split long is realised as a tribrach (u, u u) not an anapaest (u, u –).
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Trochaic septenarius
Cicero and Quintilian both use the term to refer to the trochee (– u), and to refer to the tribrach (u u u); but Quintilian adds that some people use for the trochee and for the tribrach.
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Coenwulf of Mercia
Before 798 the new tribrach type appeared, with a design consisting of three radial lines meeting at the centre. It was not struck in East Anglia, but there are tribrach pennies in the name of Cuthred, sub-king of Kent.
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De Mensurabili Musica
and are made from combinations of the note values longa (long) and brevis (short) and are given the names trochee, iamb, dactyl, anapest, spondaic and tribrach
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Temporary adjustments of theodolites
This can be done by means of a forced centering plate or tribrach. An optical or laser plummet is normally used for the most accurate setting.
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