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Metrical — Met ric*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metrical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or composed in poetic metre. 2) of or involving measurement. DERIVATIVES metrically adverb … English terms dictionary
metrical — [me′tri kəl] adj. [L metricus < Gr metrikos (see METER1 & IC) + AL] 1. of or composed in meter or verse 2. of, involving, or used in measurement; metric metrically adv … English World dictionary
metrical — adj. 1 of, relating to, or composed in metre (metrical psalms). 2 of or involving measurement (metrical geometry). Derivatives: metrically adv. Etymology: ME f. L metricus f. Gk metrikos (as METRE(2)) … Useful english dictionary
metrical — met·ri·cal tri kəl adj of, relating to, or subject to measurement <metrical genetic traits> … Medical dictionary
metrical — adj. Metrical is used with these nouns: ↑verse … Collocations dictionary
-metrical — adjective combining form see metric * * * metric / met rik/ or metrical adj combining form • • • Main Entry: ↑ meter * * * comb. form equivalent to metric … Useful english dictionary
Metrical phonology — is a theory of stress or linguistic prominence.[1] [2] The innovative feature of this theory is that the prominence of a unit is defined relative to other units in the same phrase. For example, in the most common pronunciation of the phrase… … Wikipedia
Metrical task systems — (MTS) are abstract models for competitive analysis of online computation. Metrical task systems play roles in online problems such as paging, list accessing, and the k server problem (in finite spaces). Metrical task systems were formulated by… … Wikipedia
Metrical task system — Metrical task systems (MTS) are abstract models for competitive analysis of online computation. Metrical task systems play roles in online problems such as paging, list accessing, and the k server problem (in finite spaces). Metrical task systems … Wikipedia
