A metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context prosody English) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. (m la amāta)). 2 (context prosody English) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amphibrach \Am"phi*brach\ ([a^]m"f[i^]*br[a^]k), n. [L. ?, Gr. ? short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short ([crescent] -- [crescent]); as, h[a^]b[=e]r[e^]. In ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An amphibrach is a metrical foot used in Latin and Greek prosody . It consists of a long syllable between two short syllables . The word comes from the Greek ἀμφίβραχυς, amphíbrakhys , "short on both sides". In English accentual-syllabic poetry, an amphibrach ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1580s, from Latin amphibrachus , from Greek amphibrakhys , a foot consisting of a long syllable between two short, literally "short at both ends," from amphi- "on both sides" (see amphi- ) + brakhys "short" (see brief (adj.)).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')