Webster's Dictionary 1913

2917

Metol

Me″tol (?), n. [G.; trade name, fr. meta- + kresol cresol.] A whitish soluble powder used as a developer in photography. Chemically, it is the sulphate of methyl-p-amino-m-cresol.

2918

Metonic

Me‐ton″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. métonique.] Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian.Metoniccycle or year. (Astron.) See under Cycle.

2919

Metonymic

{ Met′o‐nym″ic (?), Met′o‐nym″ic‐al (?), } a. [See Metonymy.] Used by way of metonymy. — Met′o‐nym″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

2920

Metonymy

Me‐ton″y‐my (mē̍‐tŏn″ĭ‐my̆; 277), n. [L. metonymia, Gr. μετωνυμία; μετά, indicating change + ὄνυμα, for ὄνομα a name: cf. F. métonymie. See Name.] (Rhet.) A trope in which one w...

2921

Metope

Met″o‐pe (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; μετά with, between + � opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.] 1. (Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric fr...

2922

Metopic

Me‐top″ic (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture.

2923

Metopomancy

Met″o‐po‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. � the forehead + -mancy.] Fortune telling by physiognomy. Urquhart.

2924

Metoposcopic

{ Met′o‐po‐scop″ic (?), Met′o‐po‐scop″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or relating to metoposcopy.

2925

Metoposcopist

Met′o‐pos″co‐pist (?), n. One versed in metoposcopy.

2926

Metoposcopy

Met′o‐pos″co‐py (?), n. [Gr. � observing the forehead; � the forehead + � to view: cf. F. métoposcopie.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of person...

2927

Metosteon

‖Me‐tos″te‐on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � after + οστἔον bone.] (Anat.) The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.

2928

Metre (2)

Me″tre (mē″tẽr), n. See Meter.

2929

Metric

Met″ric (mĕt″rĭk), a. [L. metricus, Gr. �: cf. F. métrique. See Meter rhythm.] 1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.2. Of or pertaining to the me...

2930

Metric system

Met″ric sys″tem (?). See Metric, a.

2931

Metric ton

Met″ric ton. A weight of 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.

2932

Metrical

Met″ric‐al (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.2. Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, y...

2933

Metrically

Met″ric‐al‐ly, adv. In a metrical manner.

2934

Metrician

Me‐tri″cian (?), n. [Cf. F. métricien. See Meter rhythm.] A composer of verses.

2935

Metrification

Met′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. Composition in metrical form; versification. Tennyson.

2936

Metrify

Met″ri‐fy (?), v. i. [L. metrum meter + -fy: cf. F. métrifier.] To make verse. Skelton.

2937

Metrist

Me″trist (?), n. A maker of verses. Bale.Spenser was no mere metrist, but a great composer. Lowell.

2938

Metritis

‖Me‐tri″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � womb + -tis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the womb.

2939

Metrochrome

Met″ro‐chrome (?), n. An instrument for measuring colors.

2940

Metrograph

Met″ro‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � measure + -graph.] An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.

2941

Metrological

Met′ro‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. métrologique.] Of or pertaining to metrology.

2942

Metrology

Me‐trol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � measure + -métrologie.] The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.

2943

Metromania

Met′ro‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [Gr. � measure + E. mania.] A mania for writing verses.