[ˈmɛtrɪkl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or composed in poetic metre
(e.g: metrical translations of the Psalms)

- of or involving measurement
(e.g: a metrical analysis of male and female scapulae)


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron: see metre)+ -al