Definitions for: Tetrameter

[n] a verse line having four metrical feet

Webster (1913) Definition: Te*tram"e*ter, n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. ?; te`tra-
(see Tetra-) + ? a measure: cf. F. t['e]tram[`e]tre.] (GR.
& Latin Pros.)
A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in
iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in
other kinds of verse, of four feet.

See Also: verse, verse line