metrical

[ me-tri-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to meter or poetic measure.

  2. composed in meter or verse.

  1. pertaining to measurement.

Origin of metrical

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin metric(us) (see metric2) + -al1

Other words from metrical

  • met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • met·ri·cism [me-truh-siz-uhm], /ˈmɛ trəˌsɪz əm/, me·tric·i·ty [me-tris-i-tee, mi-], /mɛˈtrɪs ɪ ti, mɪ-/, noun
  • non·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • non·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • un·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for metrical

metrical

metric (ˈmɛtrɪk)

/ (ˈmɛtrɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to measurement

  2. of or in poetic metre

Derived forms of metrical

  • metrically, adverb

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