accentual

ac·cen·tu·al  (k-snch-l)

adj.

1. Of or relating to accent.

2. Based on stress accents: accentual rhythm; accentual verse.

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[From Latin accentus, accent; see accent.]

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ac·centu·al·ly adv.

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accentual [ækˈsɛntʃʊəl]

adj

1. of, relating to, or having accents; rhythmic

2. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody of or relating to verse based on the number of stresses in a line rather than on the number of syllables Compare quantitative

accentually  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	accentual - of or pertaining to accent or stress
	2.	accentual - (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm" quantitative - (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; "in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements" syllabic - (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities

Translations

accentual [ækˈsentjʊəl] ADJ → acentual