[syn: measured, metrical, metric]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
metric system.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)
An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to
pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is
pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try, n. --
Al`go*met"ric, *met"ric*al, a. -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly,
adv.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
metrical
adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the
metric system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: metric,
metrical]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: measured,
metrical, metric]