mē^trĭcus — Lewis & Short
mē^trĭcus, a, um, adj., = metriko/s,
I of or relating to measuring or measure (postAug.).
I In gen.:
leges metricae,Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219.—
II In partic., of or relating to metre, metrical:
metrici pedes,Quint. 9, 4, 52; 48.—
B Subst.: mē^trĭcus, i, m., a prosodian (post-class.), Gell. 18, 15, 1.