Trochee

trō′kē, n. a metrical foot of two syllables, so called from its tripping or joyous character: in Latin verse, consisting of a long and a short, as nūmĕn ; in English verse, of an accented and unaccented syllable, as tri′pod . — n. Trochā′ic , a trochaic verse or measure.— adjs. Trochā′ic , -al , consisting of trochees. [Gr., trochaios ( pous , foot), running, tripping— trochos , a running— trechein , to run.]