iamb
i‧amb /ˈaɪæm $ ˈaɪæm, ˈaɪæmb/ (also i‧am‧bus /aɪˈæmbəs/) noun [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) iambi
وتد مجموع، یک هجای کوتاه و یک هجای بلند
i‧amb /ˈaɪæm $ ˈaɪæm, ˈaɪæmb/ (
also i‧am‧bus /aɪˈæmbəs/)
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: iambus, from Greek iambos]
a unit of
rhythm in poetry, that has one short or weak beat followed by a long or strong beat, as in the word ‘alive’
—iambic /aɪˈæmbɪk/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲