hexameter

English - Turkish

Definition of hexameter in English Turkish dictionary

altı ayaklı mısra

{i} altı ayaklı dize

(isim) altı ayaklı dize

altı ayaklı dizesi olan

altı tefileli

hexametric aytı ayaklı

English - English

Definition of hexameter in English English dictionary

a poetic metre in which each line has six feet

a line in a poem having six metrical feet

{n} a verse or line consisting of six feet

A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee

a line of poetry with six main beats (from hexa- ( HEXADECIMAL) + metron )

In English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity

{i} line of poetry containing six metrical units of feet

Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees

a verse line having six metrical feet

Related Terms

An hexameter

exametron

Hyphenation

hex·am·e·ter

Etymology

[ hek-'sa-m&-t&r ] (noun.) 1546. From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος.