— stichometric /stik'euh me"trik/ , stichometrical , adj. — stichometrically , adv.
/sti kom"i tree/ , n.
the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
[ 1745-55; stích ( os ) (see STICH 1 ) + -O- + -METRY ]