dimeter

American  

[dim-i-ter] / ˈdɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Prosody.

1. a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.

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dimeter British  

/ ˈdɪmɪtə /

noun

1. prosody a line of verse consisting of two metrical feet or a verse written in this metre

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Etymology

Origin of dimeter

1580–90; < Late Latin dimeter < Greek dímetros of two measures, a dimeter, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + -metros, adj. derivative of métron meter ¹

Example Sentences

A circular table has a dimeter of 100 inches.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

But the dimeter rhythm gives the poem a gusty, bouncing pace, the staccato verses succeeding each other like short sharp flurries of March wind.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2010

A line containing two feet is called dimeter.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

It might of course be easy to pick out anticipations in part of this combination of iambic dimeter, trochaic, and anapæstic; but it never had taken thorough form before.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George

Monometer, dimeter, and trimeter are not often used for a whole stanza; but they are frequently found in a stanza, introducing variety into it.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)