1. metrical - Adjective
2. metrical - Adjective Satellite
Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.
Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.
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Alfred is also thought to be the author of 50 metrical psalms, but whether the poems were written by him, under his direction or patronage, or as a general part in his reform efforts is unknown. Source: Internet
All these prayers were metrical, and were handed down from generation to generation with the utmost care. Source: Internet
Apocalypse of John p. 8 Torrey showed how the three major songs in Revelation (the new song, the song of Moses and the Lamb and the chorus at 19: 6–8) each fall naturally into four regular metrical lines plus a coda. Source: Internet
Bezanson (1953), p. 648, italics Bezanson's Set over a metrical patern, the rhythms are "evenly controlled--too evenly perhaps for prose," Bezanson suggests. Source: Internet