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Meaning of ACCENTUAL

Pronunciation:  ak'senchooul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity; "accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line"; "accentual rhythm"
  2. [adj]  of or pertaining to accent or stress
 
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 Antonyms: quantitative, syllabic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ac*cen"tu*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by
accent.
 
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