trim·e·ter (tr m -t r)n. 1. A line of verse consisting of three metrical feet. 2. A line of verse consisting of three measures of two feet each, especially one in iambic, trochaic, or anapestic meter in classical prosody. [Late Latin, from Latin trimetrus, from Greek trimetros : tri-, tri- + metron, measure; see meter1.] tri·met ric (tr -m trk), tri·metri·cal (-r-kl) adj. |
trimeter [ˈtrɪmɪtə] Prosody
n
(Literature / Poetry) a verse line consisting of three metrical feet
adj
(Literature / Poetry) designating such a line
trimeter
a verse having three metrical units.
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