metrical unit metrical foot • metrically · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · metrical unit · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm. Synonyms: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · metrical foot · · Synonym 1 foot · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075