τάσις
τάσις, tension, intensity, force
τάσις [ᾰ], εως, ἡ, (τείνω)
- stretching, tension, τῆς κοιλίης f.l. in one cod. for στάσις, Hp. Acut. 37; τοῦ οἰσοφάγου Arist. PA 691a1, cf. 664a32; τάσιν ἔχειν to be capable of tension, Id. HA 515b16, al.; ὀφρύων τ. contraction of the eyebrows, AP 12.42 (Diosc.); of tension accompanying inflammation, Sor. 2.19, Gal. 10.66.
- 2 extension, τ. ἐπὶ μῆκος καὶ ἐπὶ πλάτος Arist. HA 495b23.
- 3 τάσεις τῆς φωνῆς pitch of the voice, Stoic. 2.96; in music, Plu. An.procr. 2.1020e, cf. Mus. 1133c; of the accents, τάσεις φωνῆς αἱ καλούμεναι προσῳδίαι D.H. Comp. 19; ὀξεῖα τ. Ath. 2.53a.
- 4 intensity, force, τάσιν λαβεῖν, of darts, Plu. Sull. 18.
- 5 fixing of the eyes upon an object, Lib. Or. 61.9.
- II = tentigo, Gloss.
- 2 = menta, ib. (also written tarsis, ib.).
τάσις, εως (ἡ) [ᾰ]
1 tension (d’un membre, d’un muscle, etc.) Plut. ; ὀφρύων, Anth. 12, 42, contraction ou froncement des sourcils ; φωνῆς, Plut. M. 1047a, tension ou élévation de la voix ; particul. t. de gr. accentuation : βαρεῖαι τάσεις καὶ ὀξεῖαι, DH. Comp. 11, 19, accentuation grave et aiguë ; fig. effort, Plut. M. 1055b ||
2 extension, Arstt. H.A. 1, 16.
Étym. τείνω.
τάσις, εως, ἡ, Spannung, Anspannung, Ausdehnung ; πεδίων, Eur. Bacch. 748 ; ὀφρύων, das Emporziehen der Augenbrauen, Diosc. 3 (XII.42); φωνῆς, Plut. Stoic. repugn. 28 ; τάσιν λαβεῖν, von Geschossen, Sull. 18.
τάσις
τάσις (ᾰ), εως,
τείνω
- tension, intensity, force, Plut.; Ὀφρύων τ. a raising of the eye-brows, Anth.