pentameter
noun
- meter consisting of five metrical feet
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.
- A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
“The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close.”
- Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.