Search Result for "metrical_unit":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm;
[syn: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metrical unit
    n 1: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic
         unit of poetic rhythm [syn: metrical foot, foot,
         metrical unit]