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metrical structure

metrical structure noun: the pattern of the beats in a piece of music, which includes meter, tempo, and all other rhythmic aspects.

Noun

metrical structure (countable and uncountable, plural metrical structures)

  1. The pattern of the beats in a piece of music, which includes meter, tempo, and all other rhythmic aspects.
  2. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Forms of metrical structure

pluralmetrical structures

Questions about metrical structure

What does metrical structure mean?
Metrical structure means the pattern of the beats in a piece of music, which includes meter, tempo, and all other rhythmic aspects.
What part of speech is metrical structure?
Metrical structure is a noun.
What is the plural of metrical structure?
The plural of metrical structure is metrical structures.

Words near metrical structure in the dictionary

  1. metric-ounce
  2. metric-ounces
  3. metrical
  4. metrical feet
  5. metrical foot
  6. metrical structure
  7. metrical structures
  8. metricality
  9. metrically
  10. metrically compatible
  11. metricate

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