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- Dictionaryrhythm/ˈrɪð(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound: "Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing" Similar
- 2. the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables: "the rhythm, pattern, and cadence of words" Similar
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a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:
an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech; a particular example or form of rhythm… See the full definition
The “beat” of music; the regular pattern of long and short notes. Certain kinds of music, such as blues or marches, have a very characteristic rhythm. Rhythm, harmony, and melody are elements of music.
noun. 1. a. the arrangement of the relative durations of and accents on the notes of a melody, usually laid out into regular groups (bars) of beats, the first beat of each bar carrying the stress. b. any specific arrangement of such groupings; time. quadruple rhythm. 2. (in poetry) a.
a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:
Use the noun rhythm to refer to the regular pattern of something in a cycle or the beat in a song. In the summer, your life takes on a different rhythm than during the school year. Rhythm comes from the Greek rhythmos "measured movement, flow." The beat of a song or the meter of a poem is its rhythm.
Rhythm may be defined as the way in which one or more unaccented beats are grouped in relation to an accented one. ... A rhythmic group can be apprehended only when its elements are distinguished from one another, rhythm...always involves an interrelationship between a single, accented (strong) beat and either one or two unaccented (weak) beats.
a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements. to dance to the rhythm of the music. I listened to the steady rhythm of her breathing. music with a fast/slow/steady rhythm. I love these jazz rhythms. abnormal heart rhythms. in rhythm He can't seem to play in rhythm.
rhythm. (rĭth′əm) n. 1. Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions: the rhythm of the tides. 2. The patterned, recurring alternations of contrasting elements of sound or speech. 3. Music. a.
Rhythm definition: Movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions.
