Amphibrach
(n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic.
Similar Words:
Amphi- Amphiarthrodial Amphiarthrosis Amphiaster Amphibia Amphibial Amphibian Amphibiological Amphibiology Amphibiotica