adj
Meaning 1
Relating to poetic meter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metrical
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a regular rhythm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to measurement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to birth certificates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Eastern, Europe
Examples
- metrical records / metrical books
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the metric system
- metrical equivalents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: metric
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: measured, metric
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From New Latin metricus + -al. For sense 4: Compare Russian метри́ческий (metríčeskij).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: մետրական (metrakan) — relating to poetic meter
- Armenian: մետրային (metrayin) — relating to poetic meter
- Finnish: runomitallinen — relating to poetic meter
- French: métrique — relating to poetic meter
- German: metrisch — relating to poetic meter
- Latin: metricus — relating to poetic meter
- Luxembourgish: metresch — relating to poetic meter
- Polish: metryczny — relating to poetic meter
- Portuguese: métrico — relating to poetic meter
- Russian: метри́ческий (metríčeskij) — relating to poetic meter
- Welsh: metrig — relating to poetic meter
Real reading context