Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hypermeter

Hypermeter , noun

[Greek {not transcribed} beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond + {not transcribed} measure: compare French hypermètre.]

1.
(Prosody) 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. — Addison