Definition of: stichometry

(sti·kom′ə·trē) noun
1. The measurement of the text of a manuscript by lines of measured length into which it is divided; also, the appendix stating the number of lines.
2. The practice of writing prose in line lengths corresponding to the sense of the phrasal cadence. [<Gk. stichos line + -METRY]
—stich·o·met·ric (stik′ə·met′rik) or ·ri·cal adjective