dochmĭus, ii, m., = δόχμιος (sc. πούς),
the dochmiac foot in poetry , whose fundamental scheme is ⏑ – – ⏑ –, of which, however, about thirty modifications are described, Cic. Or. 64 fin. ; Quint. 9, 4, 79 al.
dochmius ī, m , δόχμιος, the dochmius (a foot in verse, ˘ [acutemacr] [acutemacr] ˘ [acutemacr]). ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A foot of five syllables (usually / — -/ -). ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language