accentual (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *accentual*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	accentual	of or pertaining to accent or stress
ADJECTIVE	all	accentual	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity

English > *accentual*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or pertaining to accent or stress.
Spanish	acentuado
Catalan	accentual
Nouns	accent	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Nouns	accent	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

English > *accentual*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity.
Examples	"accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line" "accentual rhythm"
Opposite	quantitative	(of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
Opposite	syllabic	(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
Spanish	acentuado, acentual
Catalan	accentual
Nouns	accent	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

HyperDic: accentual