STRESS-TIMED


Meaning of STRESS-TIMED in English

adjective

( phonetics ) ( of a language ) having a regular rhythm of primary stresses . English is considered to be a stress-timed language.

—compare syllable-timed

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.