metrical C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #301284 Meanings 1 adj Relating to birth certificates. Metrical records / metrical books. 2 adj the rhythmic arrangement of syllables 3 adj based on the meter as a standard of measurement 4 adj Relating to poetic meter. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · the rhythmic arrangement of... measured 3 adj · based on the meter as a... metric Word family Derived forms allometricalchemometricalextrametricalextrametricalityhexametricalimmetricalmetricallymonometricalmultimetricalnanometricalnonmetricalosteometrical Related forms metric Common collocations metrical foot Adjective + noun Etymology From New Latin metricus + -al. For sense 4: Compare Russian метри́ческий (metríčeskij). Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # metrical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 301284 ## Meanings 1. Relating to birth certificates. 2. the rhythmic arrangement of syllables 3. based on the meter as a standard of measurement 4. Relating to poetic meter. ## Examples - Metrical records / metrical books. ## Derived Forms - allometrical - chemometrical - extrametrical - extrametricality - hexametrical - immetrical - metrically - monometrical - multimetrical - nanometrical - nonmetrical - osteometrical ## Related Forms - metric ## Etymology From New Latin metricus + -al. For sense 4: Compare Russian метри́ческий (metríčeskij). ## Topics - Art & Music markdown