tetrameter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a verse line having four metrical feet

WordNet

Te*tram"e*ter noun
Etymology
L. tetrametrus, Gr. (see Tetra-) + a measure: cf. F. tétramètre.
Definitions
  1. (GR. & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.

Webster 1913