pentameter

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pen·tam·e·ter /penˈtæmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable]  ALa line of poetry with five beats, or the beat of a poem like this 五音步诗行；五音步诗律 → iambic pentameter

Examples from the Corpus

pentameter• It is written in basic pentameter with exactly ten stressed syllables in every single line.• Then he began a speech, and it could have been iambic pentameter.

pen·tam·e·ter nounChineseSyllable  

beat Corpus line poetry with of the or five beats, a

pentameter
pen‧tam‧e‧ter /penˈtæmətə, penˈtæmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a line of poetry with five beats, or the beat of a poem like this
⇨ iambic pentameter

pen·tam·eterBrE /penˈtæmɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /penˈtæmɪtər/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (specialist) a line of poetry with five stressed syllables; the rhythm of poetry with five stressed syllables to a line 五音步诗行；五音步诗律