"trimeter" meaning in English

See trimeter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/ [US], /ˈtɹaɪmɪtəɹ/ [US], /ˈtɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈtɹaɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: trimeters [plural], trimetre [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From tri- + meter. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tri-|meter|text=+|tree=1}} From tri- + meter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trimeter (plural trimeters)
  1. A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
    Sense id: en-trimeter-en-noun-PT7zcs29 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Poetry, Three Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 89 11 Disambiguation of Poetry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Three: 66 34
  2. a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.
    Sense id: en-trimeter-en-noun-pIVZ-6i7 Categories (other): Poetry, Prosody Disambiguation of Poetry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Prosody: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trimetric, trimetrical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "tri-",
        "4": "meter",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From tri- + meter.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tri- + meter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "trimeters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trimetre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "trimeter (plural trimeters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trimetric"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trimetrical"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with tri-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "en:Poetry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Three",
          "orig": "en:Three",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A line in a poem having three metrical feet."
      ],
      "id": "en-trimeter-en-noun-PT7zcs29",
      "links": [
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "metrical",
          "metrical"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "en:Poetry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Prosody",
          "orig": "en:Prosody",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              116,
              124
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 20:",
          "text": "All the rest of Aeschylus’ significant innovations are as nothing in comparison, […] the installation of the iambic trimeter as the appropriate verse of dialogue.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a poetic metre in which each line has three feet."
      ],
      "id": "en-trimeter-en-noun-pIVZ-6i7",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ],
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪmɪtəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪmɪtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmɪtə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trimeter"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries referencing missing etymons",
    "English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with etymon",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *tréyes",
    "English terms prefixed with tri-",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪmɪtə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪmɪtə(ɹ)/3 syllables",
    "en:Poetry",
    "en:Prosody",
    "en:Three"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "tri-",
        "4": "meter",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From tri- + meter.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tri- + meter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "trimeters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trimetre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "trimeter (plural trimeters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "trimetric"
    },
    {
      "word": "trimetrical"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A line in a poem having three metrical feet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "metrical",
          "metrical"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              116,
              124
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 20:",
          "text": "All the rest of Aeschylus’ significant innovations are as nothing in comparison, […] the installation of the iambic trimeter as the appropriate verse of dialogue.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a poetic metre in which each line has three feet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ],
        [
          "line",
          "line"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪmɪtəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪmɪtə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmɪtə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trimeter"
}

Download raw JSONL data for trimeter meaning in English (2.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-08-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-08-05 using wiktextract (872fc7b and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.