[hy.per.me.ter] n [LL hypermetrus hypercatalectic, fr. Gk hypermetros beyond measure, beyond the meter, fr. hyper- + metron measure, meter] (ca. 1656) 1: a verse marked by hypercatalexis
2: a period comprising more than two or three cola -- hy.per.met.ric or hy.per.met.ri.cal adj