(in Greek and Latin epic poetry) a verse line of six metrical feet, of which the first four are usually dactyls or spondees, the fifth almost always a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee
Derived forms
hexametral (hexaˈmetral) or hexametric (ˌhɛksəˈmɛtrɪk) or hexametrical (ˌhexaˈmetrical)
adjective
hexameter in American English
(hɛkˈsæmətər)
noun
1.
a line of verse containing six metrical feet or measures; specif., the six-foot dactylic line of classical verse, the first four feet of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee