# torculus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A neume denoting a set of three tones which first rise from the original tone, then fall.

## Etymology
From Latin torculus, from torqueō (“I twist, wind”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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