Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hypermeter \Hy*per"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? beyond all measure; "ype`r
   over, beyond + ? measure: cf. F. hyperm[`e]tre.]
   1. (Pros.) 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.