mētālis, e, adj. [meta, III. 3],
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.