Hy*per"me*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond + &?; measure: cf. F. hypermètre.] 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.