\Hy*per"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? beyond all measure; "ype`r
over, beyond + ? measure: cf. F. hyperm[`e]tre.]
1. (Pros.) A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a
   hypercatalectic verse.
2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard.
         When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an
         hypermeter.                           --Addison.