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dactyl
dac·tyl D0003300 (dăk′təl)n.1. a. A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented, as in flattery.b. A metrical foot in quantitative verse consisting of one long syllable followed by two short syllables.2. A finger, toe, or similar part or structure; a digit. [Middle English dactil, from Latin dactylus, from Greek daktulos, finger, toe, dactyl (the three syllables of a dactyl being likened to the three phalanges of a finger ).] dac·tyl′ic (-tĭl′ĭk) adj. & n.dac·tyl′i·cal·ly adv.dactyl (ˈdæktɪl) n1. (Poetry) prosody Also called: dactylic a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (¯˘˘). Compare bacchius2. (Anatomy) zoology any digit of a vertebrate[C14: via Latin from Greek daktulos finger, dactyl, comparing the finger's three joints to the three syllables]dac•tyl (ˈdæk tɪl) n. 1. a prosodic foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in humanly. 2. a finger or toe. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dactylus < Greek dáktylos finger] dac•tyl′ic, adj. -dactyl var. of -dactylous, esp. with nouns: pterodactyl. dactyl - Your dactyls are your toes.See also related terms for toes.dactyla digit; a finger or toe. See also measurement.See also: Fingers and Toes a foot of three syllables, the flrst long or accented, the following two short or unaccented. — dactylist, n. — dactylic, adj.See also: VersedactylA metrical foot of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dactyl - a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllablesmetrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | | 2. | dactyl - a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebratesdigitcraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or craniumphalanx - any of the bones of the fingers or toesappendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"minimus - the fifth digit; the little finger or little toefinger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"toe - one of the digits of the footnail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | TranslationsDactyl
dactyl1. Prosody a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (— ⌣ ⌣) 2. Zoology any digit of a vertebrate Dactyl (dak -tăl) See Ida.Dactyl in syllabotonic versification (including Russian), a three-syllable foot in which the stress falls on the first syllable (- - -). An example of the dactyl in Russian verse is Tuchkĭ nĕ/ besny̆ĕ,/ vechny̆ĕ/ strannĭkĭ! Step’i͝u la,/ zurnǒi ̆u,/ tsep’i͝u zhĕm/ chuzhnǒi͝u . .. (M. IU. LERMONTOV) In ancient metrics the dactyl was a three-syllable foot with a duration of four morae made up of one long syllable and two short syllables (---). dactyl
digit [dij´it] a finger or toe.dig·it (dij'it), [TA] A finger or toe. See also: finger, toe. Synonym(s): digitus [TA], dactyl, dactylus [L. digitus] dactyl (dăk′təl)n.1. a. A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented, as in flattery.b. A metrical foot in quantitative verse consisting of one long syllable followed by two short syllables.2. A finger, toe, or similar part or structure; a digit. dac·tyl′ic (-tĭl′ĭk) adj. & n.dac·tyl′i·cal·ly adv.dig·it (dij'it) [TA] A finger or toe. Synonym(s): digitus [TA] , dactyl, dactylus. [L. digitus]dactyl A finger or toe. A digit.FinancialSeeDigitdactyl
Synonyms for dactylnoun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllablesRelated Words- metrical foot
- metrical unit
- foot
noun a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebratesSynonymsRelated Words- craniate
- vertebrate
- phalanx
- appendage
- extremity
- member
- minimus
- finger
- toe
- nail
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