Hȳ-pĕr'me-ter, n.

n. [Gr. ὑπέρμετρος, beyond all measure, from ὑπέρ, over, beyond, and μέτρον, measure; Fr. hypermètre.] An hypercataleptic verse; hence, any thing exceeding the ordinary standard of measure. When a man rises above six foot he is an hypermeter. Addison.