Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
1 meter equals 39.37 inches. Also spelled metre.
A device for measuring electric or natural gas use.
the more or less regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. This is determined by the kind of "foot" ( iambic and dactylic, for example) and by the number of feet per line (five feet = pentameter, six feet = hexameter, for example).
The organization of the beats of a piece of music into regular units, usually groups of two (duple) or three ( triple).
In the International System of Units, the fundamental unit of length; equal to 100 cm, 3.2808399 ft, or 39.370079 in.
the metric system standard unit of length
Metric measurement equivalent to 3.280833feet.
the measurement of the rhythm of a line of traditional poetry by metrical feet, units marked by the relationship of accented and unaccented syllables. The basic metrical feet of English poetry are the iamb, the trochee, the anapest, the dactyl, and the spondee. Free verse attends to rhythm of phrases more than of metrical feet.
Meter is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.
The organization of strong and weak beats into a regular, recurring pattern.
the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in poetry to form a rhythm. The five standard meters are iambic (-'), trochaic ('-), dactylic ('––), anapestic (––'), and spondaic (''). The number of feet in a line gives a name to the rhythm, as in monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, and hexameter.
The pattern of repetition of stressed (or accented) and unstressed (or unaccented)syllables in a line of verse. Lines of verse that connect one or more feet.
Gk. "measure." A meter is a distinctive rhythmic pattern used for a particular genre of poetry. Dactylic hexameter, for example, is the meter of epic poetry.
The meter denotes the regular (periodic) succession of rhythmic pulses, the grouping of beats into patterns over time.
Meter is the organization of beats into regular patterns (Attridge, BM 11). Conventionally, meters have been named after the regularly recurring pattern units or feet, as they are usually called. The meter is further named after the number of these feet per line. So the iambic pentameter consists of five feet of the pattern, w s (an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable). The most common feet are: iambic (w s) trochaic (s w) pyrrhic (w w) spondaic (s s) anapestic (w w s) dactyllic (s w w) The types of line lengths are numerically named: monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter or alexandrine, heptameter, octometer (Attridge, REP 6).
The SI unit of length, slightly longer than 39 inches.
A unit of length in the metric system which equals 39.37 inches in the English and American systems. An apparatus for measuring quantities.
An SI linear measurement equal to 39.37 inches. Metre is the prefered spelling.
The grouping of beats into measurable units, such as 2, 3, 4, or 6 and separated in printed music by bar lines, also called measure lines.
1 meter is equal to about 3.28 feet.
the arrangement of words in a rhythmical pattern of verse.
the organization and grouping of musical beats
a system of regularly occurring stresses in a poetic line
The fundamental SI unit of length, defined as the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a period of 1/299,792,458 s. One meter is approximately 39.4 inches.
The grouping in which a succession of rhythmic pulses or beats is organized; indicated by a meter signature at the beginning of a work.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
a little longer than a yard, about a yard plus the length of a piece of chalk
a little more than a yard
an example of an unit-of-measure for quantities of the length physical-dimension
a standard unit of length
a unit of length, similar to a yard
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 3.28 feet.
poetry - refers to the regular patterns of stresses and unstressed syllables.
In poetry, the recurrence of a rhythmic pattern. See Iambic pentameter, Monologue, Soliloquy
The way the beat is grouped into pulses in a given passage of music.
A unit of measurement in the metric system. It was first set by the French to be equal to 1/10,000,000 (one ten-millionth) of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. Tthe meter is now defined as that distance which makes the speed of light in a vacuum equal to exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.
poetic. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse. See also Iambic pentameter.
a basic music term, but sometimes not fully understood. The organization of the beats of time (or ground beat), moving at a certain rate (the tempo), into groupings which are heirarchical, that is, there is a unit of a stated number of beats (the bar) which includes strong and weak beats in an organized pattern. All this is implied by a 'meter' of 4/4, 3/4, etc.
a regular tempo established by recurring numbers of feet within a line. Some common patterns are dimeter, two feet per line; trimeter, three feet per line; tetrameter, four feet per line; pentameter, five feet per line; hexameter, six feet per line. Thus, a line with four trochaic feet is called trochaic tetrameter. A line with five iambic feet is iambic pentameter.
an organization of beats into groupings of two or three subdivisions and indicated by a time signature. The meter indicates the number of beats or subdivisions of a beat in each measure and also indicates which beats receive a slight emphasis. See also the section on meter for a more complete treatment of this topic.
Unit of length in the metric system, slightly longer than 1 yard or 36 inches.
Organization of rhythm in time; the grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns, notated as measures. In simple meters, such as duple, triple, and quadruple, each beat subdivides into two; in compound meters, such as sextuple, each beat divides into three.
a unit of length equal to about 39 inches.
The organization of beats, establishing an underlying pattern of emphases and creating a regular, measurable "pulse." A waltz for example, is in a triple meter, with an emphasis on the first beat of the three: -2-3, -2-3. A time signature placed at the beginning of a composition or section indicates the basic unit of measurement contained within each measure. A waltz is usually notated in three-quarter (3/4) time, for example, which tells the performer that each measure will contain three quarter notes to be played as fast as the tempo indicates. The first beat of a group is generally emphasized. A beat should not be confused with a note; a beat may contain one note, many notes, or may be silent (indicated by a symbol called a rest). Beats create an underlying pulse that organizes musical sounds through time.
A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
39.37 inches (approximately).
a metric unit of length; 1.094 yards
The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented (or stressed) syllables.
a metric unit of length equivalent to 39.37 inches or 3.28 feet; abbreviated m
The rhythmic pattern produced when words are arranged so that their stressed and unstressed syllables fall into a more or less regular sequence, resulting in repeated patterns of accent (called feet).
A metric measure of length equal to about 3.28 feet. Officially, an inch equals exactly 2.54 centimeters. A square meter is approximately equal to 10.76 square feet.
In literary criticism, the repetition of sound patterns that creates a rhythm in Poetry. The patterns are based on the number of syllables and the presence and absence of accent s. The unit of rhythm in a line is called a Foot. Types of meter are classified according to the number of feet in a line. These are the standard English lines: Monometer, one foot; Dimeter, two feet; Trimeter, three feet; Tetrameter, four feet; Pentameter, five feet; Hexameter, six feet (also called the Alexandrine); Heptameter, seven feet (also called the "Fourteener" when the feet are iambic). The most common English meter is the iambic pentameter, in which each line contains ten syllables, or five iambic feet, which individually are composed of an unstressed syllable followed by an accented syllable. Both of the following lines from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses" are written in iambic pentameter: Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. (See also Scansion, and Sprung Rhythm.)
the organization of some music into predictable units of accents and beats. In duple meter, the main stress falls every other beat, while in triple meter the main stress falls once every three beats. Medieval music did not use bar lines or have modern-day expectations of emphasis, but much of the music from the late twelfth century and after did have regular meter.
In poetry, the rhythm or pattern of syllables.
the measure of the number of pulses from the first beat of one measure to the first beat of the next. The organization of beats into regular groups. Example 1 2/ 1 2/ or 1 2 3/ 1 2 3/ 1 2 3.
The most common width for a backwall panel for any of the extruded systems. (1 meter = 39.37 inches).
The division of music into measures or bars; Most music for exercise purposes may be counted in increments of 4, 8, 16 or 32.
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables or the units of stress pattern.
Also known as metre. The metric system's basic unit for linear measurement, equal to 39.37 inches. 1/10th of a meter is a decimeter; 1/100th is a centimeter; 1/100th is a millimeter.
A unit of measure for length in the SI and MKS systems. Equal to 1.094 yards in the English system and 100 centimeters in the CGS system.
Unit of length, equal to 39.37 inches.
The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
the rhythm pattern of lines in a pome. It is the arrangement of accents in a line of poetry.
The basic metric unit for length; equivalent approximately to 3.25 feet; a 5-foot person is approximately 1.5 meters tall.
1. A recurring pattern of beat that, in Western music, coincides with the duration of a bar or measure. 2. A beat schema that typically involves a cycle of between 2 and 5 beats with a distinctive way of subdividing beats. See compound meter; simple meter; duple meter; triple meter; irregular meter; Aksak meter; hypermeter; contrametric; binary meter bias; beat; downbeat.
The standard unit of length in the metric system.
The basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to 10 decimeters, 100 centimeters, and 1000 millimeters.
the regular patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
(m) metre. 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" in measurements.
Any ordering and unifying element in poetry that mimics and heightens the rhythms of our speech and the rhythms of the natural world around us; meter involves the stresses of words and how those words are placed next to one another to create a metrical pattern (you will hear the word stress referred to as beat or accent as well -- these are interchangeable terms).
The system of regularly recurring pulses, they are most often grouped by periodic accents.
39.37 inches. A 1,600 meter race is about 30 feet short of a mile (eight furlongs).
In the metric system, a unit of length equivalent to 10 decimeters; 100 centimeters; 1000 millimeters.
Grouping of the beats of a piece of music. For example, duple meter groups beats into two with the emphasis on the first beat - 1 2, 1 2, 1 2.
The grouping of beats by which a piece of music is measured.
A meter is a universally accepted and commonly used measurement based in hundreds and equivalent to 39.37 inches.
The structure of notes in a regular pattern of accented and unaccented beats within a measure, indicated at the beginning of a composition by a meter signature.
the expected pattern or theoretical number and distribution of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse of a given type. For example, in iambic pentameter the prescribed pattern is da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM--five iambs.(See Rhythm.)
A metric unit used to measure length; 1 meter = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters. The abbreviation for meter is "m."
Pattern in which a succession of rhythmic pulses is organized.
(duple, triple, compound) grouping of beats; arrhythmic measure of a certain number of beats
A linear measurement that equals 1.0936 yards, 3.2808 feet, or 39.3696 inches.
The number of major and minor beats in a measure of music.
Meter (British English spelling: metre) describes the linguistic sound patterns of a verse. Scansion is the analysis of poetry's metrical and rhythmic patterns. Prosody is sometimes used to describe poetic meter, and indicates the analysis of similar aspects of language in linguistics.
Meter or (chiefly British variation) metre (see spelling differences) is the measurement of a musical line into measures of stressed and unstressed "beats", indicated in Western music notation by a symbol called a time signature. Properly, "metre" describes the whole concept of measuring rhythmic units, but it can also be used as a specific descriptor for a measurement of an individual piece as represented by the time signature—for example, "This piece is in " is equivalent to "This piece is in 4/4 time" or "This piece has a 4/4 time signature".
