catalexis vs meter

catalexis and meter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catalexis	Yes	No	No	No
meter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, meter is a hypernym of catalexis; that is, meter is a word with a broader meaning than catalexis:

Other hypernyms of catalexis include beat, cadence, measure, metre.

catalexis (noun)	meter (noun)
the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse	any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
	rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
	the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

catalexis (verb)	meter (verb)
	measure with a meter
	stamp with a meter indicating the postage