accentual | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to accent or stress | |
Related terms: | stress | |
2. | [ adjective ] (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" |
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Related terms: | quantitative syllabic | |
Similar spelling: |
accent accentuate accentuation accentor accented acanthus accenting Acanthurus acanthoma accent_mark Acanthaceae |