stichometry

 [sti-kom-i-tree]  

sti·chom·e·try

   [sti-kom-i-tree]
noun
the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
Stoichiometry www.ask.com/Stoichiometry Get Stoichiometry Find Stoichiometry
Ad
Origin:
1745–55; < Greek stích(os) (see stich1) + -o- + -metry

Related forms
stich·o·met·ric  [stik-uh-me-trik] , stich·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
stich·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To stichometry

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Stichometry is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
stichometry (stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ)
 
—n
prosody the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms
 
[C18: from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich, -metry]
 
stichometric
 
—adj
 
sticho'metrical
 
—adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT