trimetrical

trim·e·ter

(trĭm′ĭ-tər)

a. Verse written in lines of three metrical feet.

b. A single line of such verse.

a. Classical quantitative verse consisting of three measures of two feet each, especially in iambic, trochaic, or anapestic meter.

b. A single line of such verse.

[Late Latin, from Latin trimetrus, from Greek trimetros : tri-, tri- + metron, measure; see meter¹.]

tri·met′ric (trī-mĕt′rĭk), tri·met′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.

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