heptameter
[ hep-tam-i-ter ]
/ hɛpˈtæm ɪ tər /
noun Prosody.
a verse of seven metrical feet.
Origin of heptameter
OTHER WORDS FROM heptameter
hep·ta·met·ri·cal [hep-tuh-me-tri-kuh l] /ˌhɛp təˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby heptameter
heptagon,
heptagonal,
heptahedron,
heptahydrate,
heptamerous,
heptameter,
heptane,
heptanedioic acid,
heptangular,
heptanone,
heptarchy
Example sentences from the Web for heptameter
The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.
English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
British Dictionary definitions for heptameter
heptameter
/ (hɛpˈtæmɪtə) /
noun
prosody
a verse line of seven metrical feet