metrical Syllabification: (met·ri·cal)Pronunciation: /ˈmetrikəl/Definition of metrical adjective 1of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter:metrical translations of the Psalms 2of or involving measurement:a metrical analysis of male and female scapulaeDerivatives metricallyPronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/ adverb Origin: late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron: see meter2) + -almetrical in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of metrical in the British & World English dictionary