rhythm

noun

  1. 1

    The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

    Dance to the rhythm of the music.

    The audience clapped in rhythm as I sang.

  2. 2

    A specifically defined pattern of such variation.

    Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry

  3. 3

    A flow, repetition or regularity.

    Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.

  4. 4

    The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.

    We walked with a quick, even rhythm.

  5. 5

    The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.

    The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm

  6. 6

    A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.

    The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife

  7. 7

    Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.

    The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy

  8. 8

    A person's natural feeling for rhythm.

    That girl's got rhythm, watch her dance!

verb

  1. 1

    To impart a (particular) rhythm to.

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