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metrical
[ me-tri-kuhl ]
adjective
- pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- composed in meter or verse.
- pertaining to measurement.
metrical
/ ˈmɛtrɪkəl; ˈmɛtrɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to measurement
- of or in poetic metre
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾±ð³Ù°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾±ð³Ù۾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ³¾±ð³Ù·°ù¾±Â·³¦¾±²õ³¾ [me, -tr, uh, -siz-, uh, m], ³¾±ð·³Ù°ù¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [me-, tris, -i-tee, mi-], noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¾±ð³Ù۾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
- non·³¾±ð³Ù۾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾±ð³Ù۾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
- un·³¾±ð³Ù۾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
The piano soloist works out asymmetrical accents from interlocking metrical units while also maintaining composure in scales and running 16th notes.
Verdi worked with inspired diligence to shape his musical lines to metrical rhythms subtly different from Italian.
Following the haiku are some poems in other metrical formats.
“Literally, every single one of the 39 respective notes of ‘7 Rings’ is identical with the 39 notes of ‘I Got It’ from a metrical placement perspective,†claims the suit.
Here, in Globish—with plus signs indicating missing words that Terry apparently doesn’t want to guess at and vertical lines demarcating metrical units—are the trapper’s instructions to Shamhat for seducing Enkidu:
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