METALEPTIC
Met`a*lep"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.
2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.
METALEPTICAL
Met`a*lep"tic*al, a.
Defn: Metaleptic.
— Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly, adv.
METALLIC
Me*tal"lic, a. Etym: [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. métallique.
See Metal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy.
2. (Chem.)