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meter vs metrical foot

metrical foot vs meter

meter and metrical foot both are nouns.

meter is a verb but metrical foot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meter Yes No Yes No
metrical foot Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical foot is a hyponym of meter; that is, metrical foot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meter:
  • meter: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • metrical foot: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hyponyms of meter include catalexis, scansion, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical unit.
meter (noun) metrical foot (noun)
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
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)
meter (verb) metrical foot (verb)
measure with a meter
stamp with a meter indicating the postage
Difference between meter and metrical foot

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