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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metrical \Met"ric*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter;
consisting of verses; as metrical compositions.
2. Of or pertaining to measurement; as the inch, foot, yard,
etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the
metric system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
metrical
adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric
system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: {metric}]
2: (prosody) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: {measured},
{metric}]
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