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• Met|re|cal — «MEHT ruh kal», noun. Trademark. a low calorie food substitute …   Useful english dictionary

• met|ri|cal|ly — «MEHT ruh klee», adverb. in meter; according to meter …   Useful english dictionary

• met|ri|cal — «MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. of meter; having a regular arrangement of accents; written in verse, not in prose: »a metrical translation of Homer. 2. of, having to do with, or used in measurement; metric …   Useful english dictionary

• cal´o|ri|met´ri|cal|ly — cal|o|ri|met|ric «KAL uhr uh MEHT rihk», adjective. of or having to do with the calorimeter or calorimetry. –cal´o|ri|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• cal|o|ri|met|ri|cal — «KAL uhr uh MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. = calorimetric. (Cf. ↑calorimetric) …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|met´ri|cal|ness — sym|met|ri|cal «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. having symmetry; regular in form; well proportioned: »symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): balanced. 2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having… …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|met´ri|cal|ly — sym|met|ri|cal «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. having symmetry; regular in form; well proportioned: »symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): balanced. 2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having… …   Useful english dictionary

• sym|met|ri|cal — «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. having symmetry; regular in form; well proportioned: »symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): balanced. 2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having the same number… …   Useful english dictionary

• ar´ith|met´i|cal|ly — ar|ith|met|i|cal «AR ihth MEHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of arithmetic; having to do with arithmetic. 2. according to the rules of arithmetic. –ar´ith|met´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ar|ith|met|i|cal — «AR ihth MEHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of arithmetic; having to do with arithmetic. 2. according to the rules of arithmetic. –ar´ith|met´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary