Definition of Tetrametric

1. Adjective. Of or relating to verse lines written in tetrameter.

Partainyms: Tetrameter
Derivative terms: Tetrameter

Definition of Tetrametric

1. Adjective. Relating to or exhibiting tetrameter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrametric

tetramethylguanidines
tetramethylimidazoline
tetramethylimidazolines
tetramethyllead
tetramethylphenylenediamine
tetramethylpiperidine
tetramethylpiperidines
tetramethylputrescine
tetramethylrhodamine
tetramethylrhodamines
tetramethylsilane
tetramethylsilanes
tetramethylurea
tetramethyluronium
tetrametre
tetrametric (current term)
tetramine
tetramines
tetramisole
tetramorph
tetramorphs
tetramutant
tetranaphthyl
tetrandria
tetrandrine
tetrandrous
tetraneumona
tetraneutron
tetraneutrons
tetranitrate

Literary usage of Tetrametric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Verse of Greek Comedy by John Williams White (1912)
"... re και ef λόγον eX<?etz>, a tetrametric combination of ..."

2. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1887)
"... for practical reasons we assume the presence of four axes in the hexagonal system—tetrametric system. ..."

3. Elements of English Prosody: For Use in St. George's Schools. Explanatory of by John Ruskin (1880)
"... importance in English or Teutonic poetry, but of very great importance in Greek. This intermediate form is, however, in its real time, tetrametric, ..."

4. Elements of English Prosody: For Use in St. George's Schools. Explanatory of by John Ruskin (1880)
"... importance in English or Teutonic poetry, but of very great importance in Greek. This intermediate form is, however, in its real time, tetrametric, ..."

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