What does "metaleptic" mean?
Metaleptic: Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle.
Additional senses
- 2.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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