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metrical

adj
/ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/

Etymology

From New Latin metricus + -al. For sense 4: Compare Russian метри́ческий (metríčeskij).

  1. derived from метри́ческий
  2. derived from metricus + -al

Definitions

  1. Relating to poetic meter.

  2. Having a regular rhythm.

  3. Of or pertaining to measurement.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Relating to birth certificates.

      • metrical records / metrical books

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Derived

allometrical, chemometrical, extrametrical, extrametricality, hexametrical, immetrical, metrical foot, metrically, metrical structure, monometrical, multimetrical, nanometrical, nonmetrical, osteometrical, prosimetrical, trimetrical, unmetrical

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at metrical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at metrical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at metrical

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA