tetrameter

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English meter English tetrameter From tetra- + meter.

1. A line in a poem having four metrical feet.
2. A poetic metre in which each line has four feet.