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anaclasis

anaclasis noun: an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in Ionic metres.

Noun

anaclasis (plural anaclases)

  1. an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in Ionic metres.
  2. reflection or refraction of light or sound.
  3. The forced bending of a joint.

anaclasis meaning in Kannada

anaclasis in Kannada

ಮರುಹೊಳೆತ, ಮರುಬಿಂಬಿಕೆ, ತಂತುಕೀಲುಮುರಿತ

Forms of anaclasis

pluralanaclases

Origin of anaclasis

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκλασις (anáklasis).

Questions about anaclasis

What does anaclasis mean?
Anaclasis means an exchange of place between a short syllable and a preceding long one that is frequent in Ionic metres.
What is anaclasis in Kannada?
Anaclasis in Kannada is ಮರುಹೊಳೆತ, ಮರುಬಿಂಬಿಕೆ, ತಂತುಕೀಲುಮುರಿತ. See Anaclasis meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is anaclasis?
Anaclasis is a noun.
What is the plural of anaclasis?
The plural of anaclasis is anaclases.

Words near anaclasis in the dictionary

  1. Anacker
  2. Anackers
  3. anacks
  4. anacladogenesis
  5. anaclases
  6. anaclasis
  7. anaclastic
  8. anaclastic glass
  9. anaclastic glasses
  10. anaclastics
  11. anacline

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