a. [ Gr. &unr_; ] 1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Metaleptic. -- Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]