"metrical" meaning in English

See metrical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metrical.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-metrical.wav Forms: more metrical [comparative], most metrical [superlative]
Etymology: From New Latin metricus + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|metricus|-al|lang1=NL.}} New Latin metricus + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} metrical (comparative more metrical, superlative most metrical)
  1. Relating to poetic meter. Translations (relating to poetic meter): մետրական (metrakan) (Armenian), մետրային (metrayin) (Armenian), runomitallinen (Finnish), métrique (French), metrisch (German), metricus (Latin), metresch (Luxembourgish), metryczny (Polish), métrico (Portuguese), метри́ческий (metríčeskij) (Russian), metrig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-metrical-en-adj-piDdUg6~ Disambiguation of 'relating to poetic meter': 97 3 0
  2. Having a regular rhythm.
    Sense id: en-metrical-en-adj-Zc0RHSI- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 53 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 81 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 81 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 0 96 4
  3. Of or pertaining to measurement.
    Sense id: en-metrical-en-adj-p3Y8MDpF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: metric

Alternative forms

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