mētālis

e, adj.

meta, III. 3

I. conical (post-class.): forma, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. tutulum, p. 335 Müll.—Hence, adv.: mētālĭ-ter, conically (post-class.): majus corpus ejus quo umbra metaliter jacitur, quam umbra ipsa, Mart. Cap. 8, § 859; id. 8, § 870.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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