monometer

[ muh-nom-i-ter ]

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

Origin of monometer

1
1840–50; <Late Latin: composed in one meter <Greek monómetros, equivalent to mono-mono- + métr(on) meter2 + -os adj. suffix

Other words from monometer

  • mon·o·met·ri·cal [mon-uh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌmɒn əˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, mon·o·met·ric, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for monometer

monometer

/ (mɒˈnɒmɪtə) /


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

Derived forms of monometer

  • monometrical (ˌmɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪkəl) or monometric, adjective

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