Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun metrical_unit

1 sense of metrical unit

Sense 1
metrical foot, foot, metrical unit -- ((prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)
       => meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence -- ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)