Rhythm
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɹɪ.ð(ə)m/
- Rhymes: -ɪðəm
Origin
First coined 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm"), from á¿¥Îω (rhèÅ, "I flow, run, stream, gush").
Full definition of rhythm
Noun
rhythm
(plural rhythms)- 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.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.''Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
- A flow, repetition or regularity.Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
- 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
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- ''The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
- 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
Synonyms
- meter
metre - prosody
- (instruments providing rhythm) rhythm section