sti·chom·e·try (st -k m -tr )n. The division of a prose piece into lines of fixed length or into lines whose lengths correspond to the natural divisions of sense, as in manuscripts written before the adoption of punctuation. [Greek stikhos, stich; see steigh- in Indo-European roots + -metry.] stich  o·metric (stk -m trk) adj. |
stichometry [stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms
[from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich, -metry]
stichometric [ˌstɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk], stichometrical adj
stichometry
the practice of expressing the successive ideas in a prose composition in single lines corresponding to natural cadences or sense divisions. — stichometric, stichometrical, adj.
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