dactyl
A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
» Ida's moon, Dactyl, is probably made from pieces that broke off Ida during an impact.
Meaning
4 sensesA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
A metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
In qualitative metre, a foot with a stressed first syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
In quantitative metre, a foot with a long first syllable followed by two short syllables.
An excerpt of poetry or verse using this metre.
Examples
1 sentencesIda's moon, Dactyl, is probably made from pieces that broke off Ida during an impact.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), fLearned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), from the three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus, date, and (possibly) digit.
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Forms
plural: dactylsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates:digit