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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. 1
    • : consisting of eight measures or feet.
n.名词 noun
  1. 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.