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- English Word Metoposcopical Definition Of or relating to metoposcopy.
- English Word Metoposcopist Definition One versed in metoposcopy.
- English Word Metoposcopy Definition The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.
- English Word Metosteon Definition The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.
- English Word Metre Definition Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
- English Word Metre Definition A poem.
- English Word Metre Definition A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
- English Word Metre Definition See Meter.
- English Word Metric Definition Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
- English Word Metric Definition Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
- English Word Metric system Definition See Metric, a.
- English Word Metrical Definition Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.
- English Word Metrical Definition Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.
- English Word Metrically Definition In a metrical manner.
- English Word Metrician Definition A composer of verses.
- English Word Metrification Definition Composition in metrical form; versification.
- English Word Metrify Definition To make verse.
- English Word Metrist Definition A maker of verses.
- English Word Metritis Definition Inflammation of the womb.
- English Word Metrochrome Definition An instrument for measuring colors.
- English Word Metrograph Definition An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.
- English Word Metrological Definition Of or pertaining to metrology.
- English Word Metrology Definition The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.
- English Word Metromania Definition A mania for writing verses.
- English Word Metromaniac Definition One who has metromania.
- English Word Metrometer Definition An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.
- English Word Metronome Definition An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.
- English Word Metronomy Definition Measurement of time by an instrument.
- English Word Metronymic Definition Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- A metronymic appellation.
- English Word Metropole Definition A metropolis.