metrical

met·ri·cal

 (mĕt′rĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter: metrical verse; five metrical units in a line.

2. Relating to measurement.

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[Middle English, from Latin metricus, from Greek metrikos, from metron, measure, poetic meter; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

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met′ri·cal·ly adv.

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metrical

(ˈmɛtrɪkəl) or

metric

adj

1. of or relating to measurement

2. (Poetry) of or in poetic metre

ˈmetrically adv

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met•ri•cal

(ˈmɛ trɪ kəl)

also metric

adj.

1. pertaining to or composed in meter.

2. pertaining to measurement.

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

met′ri•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	metrical - based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents" metric
	2.	metrical - the rhythmic arrangement of syllables measured, metric metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"

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metrical

adjective

Marked by a regular rhythm:

cadenced, measured, rhythmic, rhythmical.

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Translations

مَوْزون

metrický

metrisch

métrique

idõmértékes

í bundnu máli

metrico

metrisch

i bunden formpå vers

vezinli

韵律的

metrical

[ˈmetrɪkəl] ADJ (Poetry) → métrico

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metrical

[ˈmɛtrɪk^əl] adj → métrique

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metrical

adj (Poet) → metrisch

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metrical

[ˈmɛtrɪk/əl] adj (also) (Poetry) → metrico/a

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metre²

(American) meter (ˈmiːtə) noun

(in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short. The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare. metrum وزن، بَحْر من بُحور الشِّعْر стихотворна стъпка métrica metrum das Versmaß versemål μέτροmetro värsimõõt وزن شعر runomitta mètreמקצב, משקל मीटर stopa, mjera stiha versmérték, ütem sanjak bragarháttur metro 韻律 운율 metras pantmērs pola irama versmaatversemålstopa د شعر وزن metro metrică размер, ритм metrum metrum metar versmått จังหวะในโคลง ฉันท์ กาพย์ กลอน vezin (詩的) 格律 розмір, метр شعر کا وزن nhịp thơ （诗的）韵律

ˈmetrical (ˈme-) adjective

of or in poetry. The translation is not metrical – it is in prose. metries مَوْزون поетичен métrico metrický metrisch på vers έμμετρος métrica meetriline دارای وزن runomitallinen métrique רתמי, מקצבי क्रम से metrički időmértékes bersanjak í bundnu máli metrico 韻文の 운율의 metrinis metrisks, vārsmots pola irama metrischi bunden form, på versmetryczny وزن لرونكى métrico în versuri метрический; ритмизированный metrický metričen metrički metrisk, i bunden form ซึ่งมีท่วงทำนอง vezinli 格律的，詩體的 метричний مطابق بحر theo thể thơ 韵律的

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