ALL meanings of theses
the·sis
T t - noun plural theses Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def 1). 1
- noun plural theses Prosody. a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress. (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare arsis (def 2). 1
- noun plural theses Philosophy. See under Hegelian dialectic. 1
- noun theses an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis) the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis) 1
- noun plural theses a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war. 1
- noun plural theses a subject for a composition or essay. 1
- noun plural theses a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree. 1