Metrical Unit (Noun)

Meaning

(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Metrical Foot
• Foot

Hypernyms

• Meter
• Cadence
• Metre
• Beat

Hyponyms

• Trochee
• Dactyl
• Iambus
• Anapest
• Pyrrhic
• Amphibrach
• Iamb
• Dibrach
• Spondee
• Anapaest