noun
meter
A regular pattern of beats in poetry or music.
The poem uses a regular meter.
Etymology
The Greek source means measure. Applied to verse and music, it names the measured arrangement of rhythmic units or beats.
More examples
- She clapped to mark the meter of the music.
- The final line breaks the meter.
- He compared the meters of two songs.
Forms
meter · meters
Similar words
- rhythm
- The pattern of timing more broadly.
- beat pattern
- The plain musical description.