tri·brach (tr  br k )n. A metrical foot having three short or unstressed syllables. [Latin tribrachys, from Greek tribrakhus : tri-, tri- + brakhus, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.] |
tribrach1
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a metrical foot of three short syllables (˘ ˘ ˘)
[from Latin tribrachys, from Greek tribrakhus, from tri- + brakhus short]
tribrachic , tribrachial adj
tribrach2
n
(Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol a three-armed object, esp a flint implement
[from tri- + Greek brakhiōn arm]
tribrach
a foot composed of three short syllables. — tribrachic, adj.
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