dactyl

ˈdæktɪl

Definition

Definition of dactyl - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

finger or toe

TECH.

The doctor examined the dactyl for any signs of injury.

digit

phalanx

literature

TECH.

metrical foot in poetry with one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed

TECH.

In classical verse, a dactyl could set the rhythm of a line.

metrical foot

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Images of dactyl

finger or toe

Origin of dactyl

Greek, daktylos (finger)

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Adonic

adj.

metrical pattern

having a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee

Adonic

literature

verse with a dactyl and spondee

Adonic line

literature

verse line with a dactyl and a spondee or trochee

Examples of dactyl in a sentence

The x-ray showed a fracture in the dactyl.
A dactyl often appears in epic poetry.
The poet used a dactyl to start the verse.

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French:orteil, dactyle, ...
German:Zehe, Daktylus, ...
Italian:dito, piede dattilico, ...
Spanish:dedo, pie dactílico, ...
Portuguese:dígito, dáctilo, ...
Chinese:脚趾, 长短格, ...
Japanese:指, ダクティル, ...
Arabic:إِصْبَع, دَكْتِيل, ...
Hebrew:אֶצבַּע, דַקְטִיל, ...
Russian:палец ноги, дактиль, ...
Ukrainian:палець ноги, дактиль, ...
Hindi:अंगुली, डैक्टिल, ...
Bengali:আঙুল, ড্যাকটিল, ...
Catalan:dit, ...
Czech:prst, daktyl, ...
Danish:finger, daktyl, ...
Dutch:vinger, dactylus, ...
Greek:δάχτυλο, ...
Hungarian:ujj, daktilus, ...
Khmer:ម្រាមដៃ ឬម្រាមជើង, ជើងកាព្យដែលមានព្យាង្គសង្កត់មួយ តាមដោយព្យាង្គមិនសង្កត់ពីរ, ...
Korean:손가락, 닥틸, ...
Persian:انگشت, دَکتایل, ...
Polish:palec, daktyl, ...
Portuguese (BR):dígito, dáctilo, ...
Romanian:deget, dactil, ...
Swedish:finger, daktyl, ...
Thai:นิ้วมือ, คำประพันธ์แบบดักทิล, ...
Turkish:parmak, daktil, ...
Vietnamese:ngón tay, nhịp dactyl, ...

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Definition of dactyl - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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