variants
or metric
as in rhythmic
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect
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Recent Examples of metrical
QatarEnergy is one of the world's largest LNG producers, with a total production capacity of 77 million metric tons per annum.
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Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Another metric investors will be watching closely is gross margin, a measure of profitability that came under pressure last year due to high production costs for Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the United States, a major project in Utah is building two salt caverns designed to hold 5,500 metric tonnes of hydrogen each.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
By whittling away the qualitative, the GPA creates a gap between what the metric measures and what actually matters to students.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
One judge’s bias metric coming out positive doesn’t mean the judge acted in bad faith—a random distribution of scores will inevitably result in some judges scoring skaters from their own country lower than average, and others scoring them higher than average.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Audi posted its total system output at 630 hp (officially, 639 metric horsepower), but specs the gas engine output at 503 hp (510 ps) and electric output at 175 hp (177 ps), which adds up to 678.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
This needs to be a reportable metric under sustainability frameworks so companies can demonstrate software optimization gains.
—Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
The new sunscreen achieved an SPF rating of 30 and – without the clumping particles – was visibly less whiter, as confirmed by an array of color science metric tests the team conducted.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Another metric investors will be watching closely is gross margin, a measure of profitability that came under pressure last year due to high production costs for Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the United States, a major project in Utah is building two salt caverns designed to hold 5,500 metric tonnes of hydrogen each.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
By whittling away the qualitative, the GPA creates a gap between what the metric measures and what actually matters to students.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
One judge’s bias metric coming out positive doesn’t mean the judge acted in bad faith—a random distribution of scores will inevitably result in some judges scoring skaters from their own country lower than average, and others scoring them higher than average.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Audi posted its total system output at 630 hp (officially, 639 metric horsepower), but specs the gas engine output at 503 hp (510 ps) and electric output at 175 hp (177 ps), which adds up to 678.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
This needs to be a reportable metric under sustainability frameworks so companies can demonstrate software optimization gains.
—Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
The new sunscreen achieved an SPF rating of 30 and – without the clumping particles – was visibly less whiter, as confirmed by an array of color science metric tests the team conducted.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metrical
rhythmic
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The finespun rhythmic intuition of Morgan and Royston, who played with Frisell on 2020’s Valentine, and the richness of the string section, despite its small size, work together to ensure the record’s easy dynamism; both give freedom to Frisell’s playing, but also decenter him when necessary.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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When playing together, the two soloists — both expert — never slipped out of rhythmic and generously expressive sync, but Hoopes’ violin sounded steely when pressed.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Metrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metrical. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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