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Webster 1913 Edition


Metaleptic

Metˊa-lep′tic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]]
1.
Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.
2.
Transverse;
as, the
metaleptic
motion of a muscle
.
3.
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.

Webster 1828 Edition


Metaleptic

METALEP'TIC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a metalepsis or participation; translative.
1.
Transverse; as the metaleptic motion of a muscle.

Definition 2024


metaleptic

metaleptic

English

Adjective

metaleptic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to metalepsis.