| 单词 | measure |
| 释义 | measure (once / 39 pages) 1vn 2n 3n To measure something is to figure out how much of it is there. A measure can also be a step toward a goal: take measures to ensure you don't flunk an exam by cracking the books. You can take measures to improve your health: limit sweets, get enough rest, get some exercise, and wash your hands to avoid the spread of germs. The noun also means a standard for comparison. You can measure your time against the good you will do if you volunteer to help out a child via a mentoring program. WORD FAMILYmeasure: countermeasure, measurable, measured, measureless, measurement, measurer, measures, measuring+/countermeasure: countermeasures/immeasurable: immeasurablest, immeasurably/measurable: immeasurable, measurability, measurably, unmeasurable/measured: measuredly, unmeasured/measureless: measurelessly/measurement: measurements/measurer: measurers/measuring: measurings/unmeasurable: unmeasurably USAGE EXAMPLES“They were using the wrong gauge to measure their progress.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Successful by their own measures, Karen and Matt live in a converted macaroni factory, spitting distance from several pretentious coffeehouses. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) She was sent home two days later, diagnosed with a tumor in her left lung that measured almost 9 centimeters. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1 1v determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of Measure the length of the wall Syn|Hypo|Hyper measure out, mensurate shoot measure the altitude of by using a sextant triangulatemeasure by using trigonometry caliper, callipermeasure the diameter of something with calipers calibratemeasure the caliber of decide, determine, make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something 2v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of Syn|Hypo|Hyper appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value assess estimate the value of (property) for taxation grade, mark, score assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation rate, valueestimate the value of standardise, standardizeevaluate by comparing with a standard reassess, reevaluaterevise or renew one's assessment censorsubject to political, religious, or moral censorship praiseexpress approval of blue-pencil, delete, editcut or eliminate revaluevalue anew trollpraise or celebrate in song saluteexpress commendation of applaudexpress approval of exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaimpraise, glorify, or honor blandish, flatterpraise somewhat dishonestly eulogise, eulogizepraise formally and eloquently compliment, congratulatesay something to someone that expresses praise gush, ravepraise enthusiastically commendexpress approval of commend, recommendexpress a good opinion of advertise, advertize, promote, pushmake publicity for; try to sell (a product) puff, puff uppraise extravagantly sonnetpraise in a sonnet evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of 3v express as a number or measure or quantity Syn|Hypo|Hyper quantify gauge measure precisely and against a standard scalemeasure with or as if with scales metermeasure with a meter pace, stepmeasure (distances) by pacing clock, timemeasure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time fathom, soundmeasure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line titratemeasure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration plumbmeasure the depth of something librate, weighdetermine the weight of mistimetime incorrectly hefttest the weight of something by lifting it carry, convey, express serve as a means for expressing something 4v have certain dimensions This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches Hypo|Hyper stand be tall; have a height of; copula weighhave a certain weight endure, lastpersist for a specified period of time scalemeasure by or as if by a scale run, run forextend or continue for a certain period of time endure, hold out, wearlast and be usable drag on, drag outlast unnecessarily long be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 5n the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule Syn|Hypo|Hyper measurement, measuring, mensuration seismography the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysischemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance actinometrymeasuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays) algometrymeasuring sensitivity to pain or pressure anemographyrecording anemometrical measurements anemometrymeasuring wind speed and direction angulationthe precise measurement of angles anthropometrymeasurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities arterial blood gasesmeasurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases audiometrymeasuring sensitivity of hearing bathymetry, plumbingmeasuring the depths of the oceans calorimetrymeasurement of quantities of heat cephalometrymeasurement of human heads densitometrymeasuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission dosimetrymeasuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source fetometry, foetometrymeasurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) gravimetry, hydrometrythe measurement of specific gravity hypsography, hypsometrymeasurement of the elevation of land above sea level mental measurementa generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions micrometrymeasuring with a micrometer observationthe act of making and recording a measurement pelvimetrymeasurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible) photometrymeasurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity) quantificationthe act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something radioactive datingmeasurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object meter reading, readingthe act of measuring with meters or similar instruments samplingmeasurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) soundingthe act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) sound ranginglocating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions scalingact of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale spirometrythe use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity surveyingthe practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map telemetryautomatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means thermometrythe measurement of temperature thermogravimetrythe measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances tonometrythe measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea viscometry, viscosimetrythe measurement of viscosity triangulationa method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated colorimetric analysis, colorimetryquantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter volumetric analysisquantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents volumetric analysisdetermination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination gravimetric analysisquantitative analysis by weight cytophotometrythe study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer gradation, graduationthe act of arranging in grades scalagethe act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension mental test, mental testing, psychometric test, testany standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc radio observationan observation made with a radio telescope activity any specific behavior 6n how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper amount, quantity 6 June 1944 date of the Allied landing in France, World War II Bronze Age(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons Iron Age(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons Stone Age(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements Eolithic Agethe earliest part of the Stone Age marked by the earliest signs of human culture Paleolithic Agesecond part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC Lower Paleolithicthe oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago Middle Paleolithicthe time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC Upper Paleolithicthe time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC Epipaleolithicmiddle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago Neolithic Agelatest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere) Caliphatethe era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community Christian erathe time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth Great Schismthe period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon Age of Reasona movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine Elizabethan agea period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity Victorian agea period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but gave the era a prudish reputation Baroque periodthe historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe Middle Agesthe period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance Renaissancethe period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries Italian Renaissancethe early period when Italy was the center of the Renaissance technological revolutionthe transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation Reign of Terrorthe historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed Harlem Renaissancea period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished New Dealthe historic period (1933-1940) in the United States during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented Reconstruction Periodthe period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 Restorationthe reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 Great Depressiona period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment Regencythe period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity 8 May 1945the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II 15 August 1945the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II chance, probability a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible quantum(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) economic value, valuethe amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else fundamental measure, fundamental quantityone of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement definite quantitya specific measure of amount indefinite quantityan estimated quantity relative quantitya quantity relative to some purpose metric, system of measurementa system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic cordagethe amount of wood in an area as measured in cords octane number, octane ratinga measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline magnetisation, magnetizationthe extent or degree to which something is magnetized radical(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity volumethe amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object volumea relative amount proofa measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) time unit, unit of timea unit for measuring time periods point, point in timean instant of time period of play, play, playing period(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds interval, time intervala definite length of time marked off by two instants golf hole, holeone playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course temperaturethe degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) massthe property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field conditional probability, contingent probabilitythe probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred cross section(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns exceedance(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time fair chance, sporting chancea reasonable probability of success fat chance, slim chancelittle or no chance of success joint probabilitythe probability of two events occurring together risk, risk of exposurethe probability of being exposed to an infectious agent risk, risk of infectionthe probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred lengththe linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place quasiparticlea quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle criterion, standard, touchstonea basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated mess of pottageanything of trivial value premiumthe amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value system of weights and measuressystem of measurement for length and weight and duration point systema system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point information measurea system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information utility(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice enough, sufficiencyan adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose N, normality(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter absolute majority, majority(elections) more than half of the votes plurality, relative majority(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) absolute value, numerical valuea real number regardless of its sign acid value(chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it chlorinitya measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater) numbera concept of quantity involving zero and units quirea quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets reama quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires solubilitythe quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution) toxicitythe degree to which something is poisonous unit, unit of measurementany division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange magnetic fluxa measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area Brix scalea system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions circular measuremeasurement of angles in radians board measurea system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot Beaufort scalea scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind system of weights, weighta system of units used to express the weight of something aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippoa quantity of no importance addition, gain, increasea quantity that is added bagthe quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person) breakagethe quantity broken capacity(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive catch, haulthe quantity that was caught correction, fudge factora quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure containerfulthe quantity that a container will hold footstep, pace, step, stridethe distance covered by a step headspacethe volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude limit, limitationthe greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed limit, limit point, point of accumulationthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity output, production, yieldthe quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) neighborhood, regionthe approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') outagethe amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation reserve(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions runthe production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude spillagethe amount that has spilled spoilagethe amount that has spoiled tankagethe quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks ullagethe amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full top-upan amount needed to restore something to its former level worthan indefinite quantity of something having a specified value skinfula quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk dosage, dosethe quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time loadan amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate load, loadinga quantity that can be processed or transported at one time precipitationthe quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time supplyan amount of something available for use capacity, contentthe amount that can be contained temperature scalea system of measuring temperature period, period of time, time periodan amount of time 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hourstime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis nightthe dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit mean solar time, mean time(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator) TDT, TT, ephemeris time, terrestrial dynamical time, terrestrial time(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions access time(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive distance, spacethe interval between two times distancea remote point in time embolism, intercalationan insertion into a calendar date, particular datea particular but unspecified point in time deadlinethe point in time at which something must be completed arrival time, time of arrivalthe time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination departure time, time of departurethe time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin montha time unit of approximately 30 days day, sidereal daythe time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day midtermmiddle of an academic term or a political term in office full term, termthe end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent midtermthe middle of the gestation period bell, ship's bell(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. 60 minutes, hour, hra period of time equal to 1/24th of a day 30 minutes, half-houra half of an hour 15 minutes, quarter-houra quarter of an hour min, minutea unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour quartera unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour s, sec, second1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites attosecondone quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond femtosecondone quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond picosecondone trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond nanosecondone billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond microsecondone millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond millisecond, msecone thousandth (10^-3) of a second instant, minute, moment, seconda particular point in time seta unit of play in tennis or squash run-timethe time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting timethe time at which something is supposed to begin middletime between the beginning and the end of a temporal period end, endingthe point in time at which something ends seek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track time constant(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude slot, time slota time assigned on a schedule or agenda lunitidal intervalinterval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian absencethe time interval during which something or somebody is away break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspensiona time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something interludean intervening period or episode interim, lag, meantime, meanwhilethe time between one event, process, or period and another latent periodthe time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms latency, latent period, reaction time, response timethe time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it eternitya seemingly endless time interval (waiting) cycle, rhythm, roundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs lead timethe time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process periodthe interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon phase, phase anglea particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle floatthe time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment show timethe point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin thenthat time; that moment latency, rotational latency(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head processing timethe time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure abstract entity, abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples 7n a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated they set the measure for all subsequent work Syn|Hypo|Hyper criterion, standard, touchstone benchmark a standard by which something can be measured or judged ERA, earned run average(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched GPA, grade point averagea measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standarda standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality yardsticka measure or standard used for comparison medium of exchange, monetary systemanything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurementan ordered reference standard gauge, standard of measurementaccepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared baselinean imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared norma standard or model or pattern regarded as typical legal tender, stamp, tendersomething that can be used as an official medium of payment moneythe most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender currencythe metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used Beaufort scale, wind scalean international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) indexa numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number logarithmic scalescale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers Mercalli scalea scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII Mohs scalea scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance Richter scalea logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations moment magnitude scalea logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake temperature scalea system of measuring temperature wage scale, wage schedulea schedule of wages paid for different jobs metric, system of measurement a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic 8n measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements Syn|Hypo|Hyper measuring rod, measuring stick board rule a measure used in computing board feet rule, rulermeasuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths size sticka mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot carpenter's rulea rule used by a carpenter foot rulea ruler one foot long meterstick, metresticka rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) yard measure, yardsticka ruler or tape that is three feet long measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something 9n a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance 2Hypo|Hyper measuring cup graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) 1n any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal the situation called for strong measures Syn|Hypo|Hyper step countermeasure an action taken to offset another action porcupine provision, shark repellenta measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts guard, precaution, safeguarda precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. golden parachutegiving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover greenmail(corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business pac-man strategythe target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer poison pillthe target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer safe harborthe target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive scorched-earth policythe target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels backstopa precaution in case of an emergency security, security measuresmeasures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc. countermine(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre a move made to gain a tactical end 2n a statute in draft before it becomes law 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper bill appropriation bill a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose bill of attaindera legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial bottle billa statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles farm billa statute that would regulate farm production and prices trade billa statute that would regulate foreign trade instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 1n musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats Syn|Hyper bar musical notation (music) notation used by musicians 2n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse Syn|Hypo|Hyper beat, cadence, meter, metre catalexis the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse scansionanalysis of verse into metrical patterns common measure, common meterthe usual (iambic) meter of a ballad foot, metrical foot, metrical unit(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm dactyla metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables iamb, iambusa metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables anapaest, anapesta metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables amphibracha metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') trocheea metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables spondeea metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables dibrach, pyrrhica metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern (prosody) a system of versification |
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