Advertisement

Advertisement

monometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

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

monometer

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪkəl; mɒˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. prosody a line of verse consisting of one metrical foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • monometrical, adjective
Discover More

Other Words From

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

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
Discover More

Example Sentences

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

monometallismmonomethylamine

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz