METRICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metrical mean? 

• METRICAL (adjective)
  The adjective METRICAL has 2 senses:

1. based on the meter as a standard of measurement

2. the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

  Familiarity information: METRICAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METRICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on the meter as a standard of measurement

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

metric; metrical

Context example:

metrical equivalents

Pertainym:

meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

Derivation:

meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Synonyms:

measured; metric; metrical

Similar:

rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)

Domain category:

metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)

Derivation:

meter; metre ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)