ˈme.trə̇kəl, -rēk- adjective
or met·ric -rik, -rēk
Etymology: metrical from Latin metricus (from Greek metrikos, from metron measure, meter + -ikos -ic) + English -al; metric from Latin metricus — more at measure
1. : of, determined by, or in meter
sent his mind ticking in a vague metrical rhythm — Joseph Hitrec
anything metrical is rhythmical, but not all rhythms may be successfully reduced to meter — D.A.Stauffer
even very irregular poems, which are generally included in anthologies as metrical rather than free verse — Evelyn H. Scholl
not a metrical romanticist — Jonathan Daniels
metrical accent
2. : used in, involving, or relating to measurement
the metrical properties of space — James Jeans
science is nothing if it is not metrical — T.H.Savory
3.
[ metric (I) ]
mathematics : relating to or capable of being defined by a metric
• met·ri·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē, -rēk-, -li adverb