metrical

English

Etymology

From New Latin metricus +‎ -al.

For sense 4: Compare Russian метри́ческий (metríčeskij). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/

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Adjective

metrical (comparative more metrical, superlative most metrical)

1. Relating to poetic meter.
2. Having a regular rhythm.
3. Of or pertaining to measurement.
5. (Eastern Europe) Relating to birth certificates.

   metrical records / metrical books

Derived terms

• allometrical
• chemometrical
• extrametrical
• extrametricality
• hexametrical
• immetrical
• metrical foot
• metrically
• metrical structure
• monometrical
• multimetrical
• nanometrical
• nonmetrical
• osteometrical
• prosimetrical
• trimetrical
• unmetrical

Related terms

• metric

Translations

relating to poetic meter

• Armenian: մետրական (hy) (metrakan), մետրային (hy) (metrayin)
• Finnish: runomitallinen
• French: métrique (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: metrisch (de)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: metricus
• Luxembourgish: metresch
• Polish: metryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: métrico (pt)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: метри́ческий (ru) (metríčeskij)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: metrig (cy)

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