Lexic.us

Definition of Rhythm

1. Noun. The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music. "The conductor set the beat"

2. Noun. Recurring at regular intervals.

3. Noun. An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs. "The never-ending cycle of the seasons"

4. Noun. The arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements. "The rhythm of Frost's poetry"

5. 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).

Definition of Rhythm

1. n. 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.

Definition of Rhythm

1. movement or procedure with uniform recurrence of strong and weak elements [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rhythm

1. The regularity of the heartbeat. Can be assessed by taking the pulse. (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhythm

Rhyncostylis rhyne rhynes Rhynia Rhyniaceae rhyolite rhyolite rhyolites rhyolitic rhyparia

rhyparography rhypophagy rhypophobia rhyta rhythm (current term) rhythm (current term) rhythmal rhythmed rhythmi rhythmic

rhythmical rhythmically rhythmicities rhythmicity rhythmics rhythmic chorea rhythmic pattern rhythmist rhythmists rhythmization

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