accentual Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or pertaining to accent or stress
  2. adjective (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
    • accentual poetry is based on the number of stresses in a line
    • accentual rhythm

WordNet

Ac*cen"tu*al adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Webster 1913