Definition of rhythem
1. rhythm [ n ] the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Examples:
"the piece has a fast rhythm"
"the conductor set the beat"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
Hindemith 's joust with Weber tunes was a considerably more serious misfortune , for it demands translucent textures , buoyant rhythms , and astringent wit .
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
The lyric beauties of Schubert 's Trout_Quintet - its elemental rhythms and infectious melodies - make it a source of pure pleasure for almost all music listeners .
Without losing the distinctive undertow of Brahmsian rhythm , the pacing is firm and the over-all performance has a tightly_knit quality that makes_for maximum cumulative effect .
(Francis Pollini, Night....)
The music drove them off , or away , and he was free to walk_on_air in a very few moments , humming and jiving within , beating the rhythm within .
The music arrived , taking him , its rhythm stroked him , snaked all through him , the lyrics lifted him , took him from one magic isle to another , stopping briefly at each .
Synonyms rhythm beat musical_rhythm Related Terms musical_time backbeat upbeat downbeat syncopation beat beat beat2. rhythm [ n ] recurring at regular intervals
Used in print:(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
The gymnast must develop strength , flexibility , coordination , timing , rhythm , courage , discipline , persistence and the desire for perfection .
Well stretched , trained in posture and coordinated movement , and wedded to rhythm , they presented the audiences in Rome with one of the most beautiful sights ever seen at any Olympic contest .
Keeping the hands in the starting position , run in_place to a quick rhythm .
After this has become easy , use slower and slower rhythms , kicking higher and higher .
(Howard Fast, April Morning....)
I must state that the faster things happened , the slower they happened ; the passage and rhythm of time changed , and when I remember back to what happened then , each event is a separate and frozen incident .
Synonyms rhythm regular_recurrence Related Terms cyclicity cardiac_rhythm3. rhythm [ n ] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
Examples:
"the neverending cycle of the seasons"
(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)
Gazing at her husband 's drugged body , his chest rising and falling in mindless rhythms , she saw the grandeur of his fictional world , that lush garden from which he plucked flowers and herbs .
Synonyms cycle round rhythm Related Terms time_interval phase cycle4. rhythm [ n ] the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
Examples:
"the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)
In the calm which follows the reading of a poem , for_example , is the effect produced by the enforced quiet , by the musical quality of words and rhythm , by the sentiments or sense of the poem , by the associations with earlier readings , if it is familiar , by the boost to the self-esteem for the semi-literate , by the diversion of attention , by the sense of security in a legitimized withdrawal , by a kind license for some variety of fantasy_life regarded_as forbidden , or by half conscious ideas about the magical_power of words ?
Synonyms rhythm speech_rhythm Related Terms prosody template5. rhythm [ n ] natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
Used in print:(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)
With the exception of the Roman_Catholic and the Orthodox_Catholic_Churches , most churches make no moral distinction between rhythm and mechanical or chemical contraceptives , allowing the couple free choice .
Synonyms rhythm_method rhythm calendar_method_of_birth_control calendar_method rhythm_method_of_birth_control Related Terms birth_control natural_family_planningSimilar Spelling
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