Mĕt'rĭ-cal, a.

a. [Fr. métrique, It. & Sp. metrico, Lat. metricus, Gr. μετρικός, from μέτρον, measure. See METER.]

1. Pertaining to measure, or due arrangement or combination of long and short syllables.
2. Consisting of verses; poetically measured; as, metrical compositions.
3. Pertaining to measure; employed in, or obtained by, measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, and the like, are metrical terms; especially, having the diameter of a French meter; as, metrical blocks.