meter
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- noun
- /ˈmiːtər/
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metro
- First, let's review what we know about reading in duple meter with the time signature 2/4.
- rhythm and meter
- beat and meter
- tempo and meter
I mean, and So what what they focus on is meter.
- I mean, and So what what they focus on is meter.
- But the, you know, it doesn't it has end rhyme, but it doesn't really have meter that's consistent in it.
- A poet suddenly changes the meter.
- And it starts out without meter and it can evolve into to a point where there's sort of an internal meter going on, but there's still no percussion.
Examples
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Occasionally you get things written in triple meter and in a minor key.
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The students may develop a deeper understanding of various meters (beat cycles), rhythmic relationships, and subdivision.
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It was also a matter of the very meter of the poetry that you were writing.
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The steps of a dance, the meter of a song, and the rhythm of a poem all perform rhythm.
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Chant rhythm patterns to define meter and provide a basis for understanding rhythms and meter.
Academic text (1999) -
The exercise accommodates the keeping of the tala (or meter) with traditional hand gestures (kriya).
Academic text (2013) -
The B section was in a faster tempo in 6/8 meter, beginning with a pizzicato ostinato in the cello.
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The poet carefully considered the meter of her verses to enhance their musical quality.
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In music class, we learned how to identify the meter in various songs.
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Understanding the meter is essential for analyzing the rhythm of a piece of poetry.
Synonyms
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A regular pattern of beats in music
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A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat
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A pattern of strong and weak beats in speech, especially in poetry
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A regular pattern of sounds like speech or marching
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A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem
A pattern of strong and weak beats in a poem that makes it sound musical
A regular pattern of beats in a song or dance that gives music its timing
A steady beat musicians follow to keep notes and players together
Compounds
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A machine by a parking space that takes coins or cards to let you park for a short time
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A device that measures and records how much electricity a home or business uses
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A four-line poem pattern with alternating long and short lines used in hymns and ballads
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A device that measures how much electricity a circuit or appliance uses
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A historical measure of length equal to the length of a pendulum that takes one second to swing
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A device with a pointer that moves evenly as the measured value changes
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A tool that measures how strongly the Earth pulls on things in different places
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A former unit of length based on a pendulum that swings once in one second
How Regular
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Meter comes from the Greek metron, which means 'measure'. Think of a metronome that keeps time — poetic meter is the measured beats that give a poem its rhythm.