Found 2 items, similar to Catalectic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: catalectic catalectic adj : (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot [ant: hypercatalectic, acatalectic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Catalectic Catalectic \Cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. catalecticus, Gr. ? incomplete, fr. ? to leave off; kata` down, wholly + lh`gein to stop.] 1. (Pros.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Photog. & Chem.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. --Abney. [1913 Webster]