What does rhythm mean?
Definitions for rhythm
ˈrɪð əmrhythm
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Princeton's WordNet
rhythm, beat, musical rhythm(noun)
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
"the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
rhythm, regular recurrence(noun)
recurring at regular intervals
cycle, rhythm, round(noun)
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
rhythm, speech rhythm(noun)
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
"the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, rhythm, calendar method of birth control, calendar method(noun)
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)
Wiktionary
rhythm(Noun)
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.
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
A specifically defined pattern of such variation
Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
A flow, repetition or regularity.
Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetetive event.
We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
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
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
rhythm(Noun)
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
Etymology: First coined 1557, from rhythmus, from ῥυθμός, from ῥέω.
Webster Dictionary
Rhythm(noun)
in the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like
Etymology: [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow. See Stream.]
Rhythm(noun)
movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent
Etymology: [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow. See Stream.]
Rhythm(noun)
a division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables
Etymology: [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow. See Stream.]
Rhythm(noun)
the harmonious flow of vocal sounds
Etymology: [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow. See Stream.]
Freebase
Rhythm
Rhythm generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time can apply to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or frequency of anything from microseconds to millions of years. In the performance arts rhythm is the timing of events on a human scale; of musical sounds and silences, of the steps of a dance, or the meter of spoken language and poetry. Rhythm may also refer to visual presentation, as "timed movement through space." and a common language of pattern unites rhythm with geometry. In recent years, rhythm and meter have become an important area of research among music scholars. Recent work in these areas includes books by Maury Yeston, Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff, Jonathan Kramer, Christopher Hasty, Godfried Toussaint, William Rothstein, and Joel Lester.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rhythm
rithm, or rithm, n. flowing motion: metre: regular recurrence of accents: harmony of proportion: a measure, or foot: (mus.) the regular succession of heavy and light accents: (phys.) the succession of alternate and opposite states.—adjs. Rhyth′mic, -al, having or pertaining to rhythm or metre.—adv. Rhyth′mically.—n. Rhyth′mics, the science of rhythm.—v.t. and v.i. Rhyth′mise, to subject to rhythm: to observe rhythm.—n. Rhyth′mist, one who composes in rhythm.—adj. Rhythm′less, destitute of rhythm.—ns. Rhythmom′eter, an instrument for marking rhythms for music, a metronome; Rhythmopœ′ia, the art of composing rhythmically. [L.,—Gr. rhythmos—rhein, to flow.]
Editors Contribution
rhythm
A regular movement, feeling or sound.
The rhythm of the music makes us want to dance.
Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'rhythm' in Nouns Frequency: #1785
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rhythm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rhythm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of rhythm in a Sentence
I think the momentum changed in the third set tiebreak, i found my rhythm, had a more clear mind on the court, didn't rush so much. I think that played a crucial role in closing it at the end.
If you're saying you're taking injury timeouts and stuff purely to try and throw the opponent's rhythm off, to use it tactically, that isn't good, something has to happen with that. That's breaking the rules intentionally. I'm not saying he's the only player that does it. But if you go and say that, obviously you're going to get fined.
Sometimes your game is not there, so you need to sort of count on something else. You can not focus on one thing in particular, you've got to be ready for whatever is on the other side, i think today was a great example. Even though I wanted to play my game and my rhythm, against players like that it's never easy. You have to pull something else out of the bag.
Key today was finding my rhythm on the serve, especially toward the end of the third set, i was having trouble a little with my movement after I twisted my ankle in the second set. That was causing me a little trouble, but in the end it’s pretty good.
Estrogen works on several different neurotransmitter pathways that may have an impact on the regulation of sleep, and progesterone can have a hypnotic property, fluctuations in these hormones may have an effect on the circadian rhythm.
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- ritmeAfrikaans
- إيقاعArabic
- ritmAzerbaijani
- рытмBelarusian
- ритъмBulgarian
- তালBengali
- ritmeCatalan, Valencian
- tempo, rytmus, taktCzech
- mønster, rytmeDanish
- RhythmusGerman
- ρυθμόςGreek
- ritmoEsperanto
- ritmoSpanish
- rütmEstonian
- ریتمPersian
- tahti, rytmiFinnish
- rútmaFaroese
- rythmeFrench
- rithimIrish
- ruitheamScottish Gaelic
- ritmoGalician
- તાલGujarati
- taakeeHausa
- קצבHebrew
- तालHindi
- ütem, ritmusHungarian
- ռիթմArmenian
- ritme, iramaIndonesian
- takturIcelandic
- ritmoItalian
- קHebrew
- リズムJapanese
- რიტმიGeorgian
- ритмKazakh
- ចង្វាក់Khmer
- ಮರುಕಳಿಕೆKannada
- 리듬, 율Korean
- ритмKyrgyz
- rhythmLatin
- ຈັງຫວະLao
- ritmasLithuanian
- ritmsLatvian
- ритамMacedonian
- താളംMalayalam
- तालMarathi
- ritma, rentakMalay
- စည်းချက်Burmese
- ritmeDutch
- rytmeNorwegian
- rytmPolish
- ritmoPortuguese
- waskariqllaQuechua
- ritmRomanian
- ритм, тактRussian
- ритам, ritamSerbo-Croatian
- rytmusSlovak
- ritemSlovene
- ritëmAlbanian
- rytmSwedish
- mahadhiSwahili
- தாளம், ரிதம்Tamil
- లయTelugu
- จังหวะThai
- ritmTurkmen
- ritim, ritmTurkish
- ритмUkrainian
- تالUrdu
- ritmUzbek
- nhịp điệu, nhịpVietnamese
- ריטםYiddish
- 韻律Chinese
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