ALL meanings of dactyl
dac·tyl
D d - noun dactyl a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (– ◡ ◡) 3
- noun dactyl any digit of a vertebrate 3
- noun dactyl a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable followed by two short ones, or, as in English verse, of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones (Ex.: “táke hĕr ŭp | téndĕrl57448”) 3
- noun dactyl a finger or toe 3
- noun dactyl A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables. 1
- noun dactyl Prosody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly. Symbol: . 1
- noun dactyl a finger or toe. 1
- noun plural dactyl any of a number of beings dwelling on Mount Ida and working as metalworkers and magicians. 1
- noun dactyl A poetical foot of three syllables (— ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented. 0