Hy̆'per-mĕt'rie-al, a.

a. Exceeding the common measure; having a redundant syllable. Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure. When this is the case, the following line begins with a vowel, and the redundant syllable of the former line blends with the first of the following, and they are read as one syllable.