Defn: Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
HYPERKINETIC
Hy`per*ki*net"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.
HYPERMETAMORPHOSIS
Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis, n. Etym: [Hyper- + metamorphosis.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.
HYPERMETER
Hy*per"me*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. hypermètre.]
1. (Pros.)
Defn: 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.
HYPERMETRICAL
Hy`per*met"ric*al, a.