Iambus

Definition:

  • (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.

Compare iambus with other words:

antispast vs. iambus

diiambus vs. iambus

iamb vs. iambus