A dactyl is also an element of meter in poetry. In quantitative verse, such as Greek or Latin, a dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables. In accentual verse, such as English, it is a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed.
Dactyl is a small asteroid orbiting the larger asteroid 243 Ida as a natural satellite. It was discovered by the Galileo probe. See Dactyl (asteroid).
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