monometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. a line of verse of one measure or foot.

monometer

/ mɒˈnɒmɪtə; ˌmɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪkəl /

noun

1. prosody a line of verse consisting of one metrical foot

Derived Forms

• monometrical, adjective

Other Words From

• mon·o·met·ri·cal [mon-, uh, -, me, -tri-k, uh, l], mono·metric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monometer¹

1840–50; < Late Latin: composed in one meter < Greek monómetros, equivalent to mono- mono- + métr ( on ) meter ² + -os adj. suffix

Example Sentences

In like manner we have anapestic lines of all lengths from monometer to hexameter.

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