metrics

met·rics
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/ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/

noun

The study of metrical verse.

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prosody
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of metric
nounmetrics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of metrical verse.
  2. uncountableThe statistical analysis of data sets or big data.
  3. uncountableThe theory of measurement.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of metric

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe study of poetic meter and the art of versification

Similar
prosody
Broader
poetics
Also see
prosody

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto metriko
  • metrikostudy of metrical verse
German Verslehre, Metrik
  • Verslehrestudy of metrical verse
  • Metrikstudy of metrical verse
Irish meadaracht
  • meadarachtstudy of metrical verse
Latin ars metrica
  • ars metricastudy of metrical verse
Polish metryka
  • metrykastudy of metrical verse
Portuguese métrica
  • métricastudy of metrical verse
Spanish métrica
  • métricastudy of metrical verse
Cite this entry
APA

metrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrics

MLA

“metrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrics.

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