metrical

[US]/ˈmetrɪkl/
[UK]/ˈmetrɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to measurement, relating to rhythm or meter (of poetry)

Phrases & Collocations

metrical pattern

metrical structure

metrical poetry

metrical analysis

Example Sentences

metrical verse; five metrical units in a line.

a metrical analysis of male and female scapulae.

metrical translations of the Psalms.

The use of the word is analogous to its use in verse, with its traditional metrical units of iambus, trochee, dactyl and so on.

It is especially powerful for calibrating quarte-wave-plate and half-wave-plate, the metrical precision is less than 0.1%.

The paper expounds in detail the relation between oil density and metering and suggests that it is necessary to propagand metrical knowledge to customers.

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