NOUN | communication | iamb, iambus | a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables |
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Meaning | A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables. | |
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Synonym | iambus | |
Broader | metrical foot, foot, metrical unit | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
Spanish | iambus, yambo | |
Catalan | iambe, iambus | |
Adjectives | iambic | of or consisting of iambs |
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