Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
The pulse.
A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.