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Accentual

//ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.
  2. 2
    Designating verse rhythms based on stress accents.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity wordnet
  2. 2
    of or pertaining to accent or stress wordnet

Etymology

From accent + -ual.

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