exceeding the number of syllables normally used in a given metre
extrametrical in American English
(ˌekstrəˈmetrɪkəl)
adjective
Prosody
containing one or more syllables in addition to those required by the meter
an extrametrical line
Word origin
[1860–65; extra- + metrical]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, calibrate, mutualism, pop-up, trade nameextra- is a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative. Otherwords that use the affix extra- include: extra-atmospheric, extrajudicial, extraterritorial
Examples of 'extrametrical' in a sentence
extrametrical
Nor is there an explanation here for the many references to different classifications of metrical and extrametrical position.