Definition
Plural of epitasis; the main action or turning point of a dramatic work where complications increase and tension builds toward the climax.
Etymology
From Greek 'epitasis' (ἐπίτασις), meaning 'a stretching,' from 'epi' (upon) plus 'tasis' (stretching). In rhetoric, it refers to the intense or heightened part of a speech or narrative.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek drama theorists mapped the human experience using spatial metaphors—'epitasis' literally means 'stretching tight,' capturing how a good plot winds tension tighter and tighter like a rope being pulled, right up until something snaps.
Translations
ARالعربية
التصاق
al-tas-qaq
BNবাংলা
সংযোজিত
song-yo-jit
CACatalà
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
CSČeština
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
DADansk
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
DEDeutsch
Epitasen
e-pi-ta-sen
ELΕλληνικά
επιτάσεις
e-pi-ta-sees
ESEspañol
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
FISuomi
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
FRFrançais
épitases
e-pi-ta-sees
GUGU
એપીસિન્તેટિક
e-pi-sin-teh-tik
HAHA
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
HEעברית
הרכבה
hir-kha-bah
HIहिन्दी
अनुप्रयोग
anu-prayog
HUMagyar
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
IDBahasa Indonesia
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
IGIG
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
ITItaliano
epitasi
e-pi-ta-see
KKKK
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
KO한국어
에피타시스
e-pi-ta-siseu
MRMR
एपिसिंथेटिक
e-pi-sin-teh-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
NLNederlands
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
NONorsk
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
PAPA
એપીસિન્તેટિક
e-pi-sin-teh-tik
PLPolski
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
PTPortuguês
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
RORomână
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
RUРусский
эпитази
e-pi-ta-zi
SVSvenska
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
SWKiswahili
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
TAதமிழ்
ஒருங்கிணைந்த
oru-ngi-nai-ntha
TLTL
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
TRTürkçe
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
UKУкраїнська
епітази
e-pi-ta-zi
VITiếng Việt
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
YOYO
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees
ZUZU
epitases
e-pi-ta-sees