octameter
/ok-tam-i-ter/US // ɒkˈtæm ɪ tər //UK // (ɒkˈtæmɪtə) //
八参数,八公厘,八公理,八角形
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : consisting of eight measures or feet.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also octometer. an octameter verse.
Examples
Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.
The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.
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