METRICAL


Meaning of METRICAL in English

— metrically , adv. — metricism /me"treuh siz'euhm/ , metricity /me tris"i tee, mi-/ , n.

/me"tri keuhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to meter or poetic measure.

2. composed in meter or verse.

3. pertaining to measurement.

Also, metric .

[ 1375-1425; late ME metric ( us ) (see METRIC 2 ) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .