Iambus

Entertainment / Literature / Iambus: Another term for an iamb. See above.
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Iamb, Iambus

Lifestyle / Poetry / Iamb, Iambus: A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one. This is the rhythm of ordinary english speech. Examples of iambic words are 'divide' and 'deter.' gerard manley hopkin MORE

Choriamb

Lifestyle / Poetry / Choriamb: Greek and latin metrical foot consisting of long, short, short, and long syllables / ' ~ ~ ' /: also an iambic alexandrine line with a spondee or trochee instead of an iambus in the sixth foot. For ex MORE

Antispast

Lifestyle / Poetry / Antispast: Greek and latin metrical foot consisting of short, long, long, and short syllables (i.e., an iambus and a trochee) / ~ ' ' ~ / . A possible english example is 'unblackguarded.' MORE

Meter

Science / Chemistry / Meter: The meter is the basic unit of length in the SI system of units, defined as the distance light travels through a vacuum in exactly 1/299792458 seconds. 1 m = 39.37 inches. Meters are abbreviated as 'm MORE