English noun: metrical unit | |||
1. | metrical unit (communication) (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | ||
Synonyms | foot, metrical foot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amphibrach, anapaest, anapest, dactyl, dibrach, iamb, iambus, pyrrhic, spondee, trochee | ||
Domain category | metrics, prosody | ||