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Metrist
Translation of "metrist" into Russian
metrist
Noun
UK
/ˈmɛtrɪst/
US
/ˈmɛtrɪst/
metrist
metrists pl
The metrist was responsible for measuring the dimensions of the new building.
Метрист был ответственен за измерение размеров нового здания.
Definitions
metrist
Noun
UK
/ˈmɛtrɪst/
US
/ˈmɛtrɪst/
A person who is skilled in the art of versification or the study of poetic meter.
The metrist analyzed the poem to determine its rhythmic structure.
A poet or writer noted for skillful use of metrical structure.
Critics regard Alexander Pope as an outstanding metrist of the Augustan age.
A scholar who specializes in metrics, the branch of prosody that studies poetic meter.
The conference brought together metrists from universities around the world to discuss new approaches to scansion.
A person whose occupation involves precise measurement; a measurer.
The construction company hired a metrist to verify the dimensions of the site.