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ἀντέρεισις

ἀντέρεισις, resistance

ἀντέρει-σις, εως, ἡ,
  • thrusting against, resistance, Hp. Art. 50; esp. the fulcrum or resistance used in reducing a dislocation, ib. 2; of joints, Arist. IA 705a14; λάμπειν ἀντερείσει τοῦ αἰθέρος by its resistance, Plu. Lys. 12; forward pressure, Ael. Tact. 18.8; repulsion, Plu. Pyth. 2.396a, cf. Ph. 1.153, Plot. 4.3.26 (pl.).
    • II Rhet., buttressing, mutual support, of clauses in a period, Demetr. Eloc. 12.

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