[ US /ˈɹɪðəm/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɪðəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    the never-ending cycle of the seasons
  2. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
    the conductor set the beat
    the piece has a fast rhythm
  3. recurring at regular intervals
  4. 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)
  5. the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
    the rhythm of Frost's poetry
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How To Use rhythm In A Sentence

  • She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
  • You know and, particularly, I'm interested in rhythmic concepts from South Indian music, and so, I work with a lot of these elements in my music. Vijay Iyer: Self-Taught Jazz Pianist Goes 'Solo'
  • ` ` And come playoff time, you're in prime time, so you're going to have a little more focus, a little more energy, and your rhythm is there. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Dallas vs. Golden State
  • But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
  • Melancholic melody, harmony, subtle dissonance, throat vibrato and asymmetric rhythms make up their choral, ‘a cappella’ style.
  • Certainly both the music and these performances have real rhythmic life and a good deal of energy, even if some passages are over-scored and tip over into brassy bombast.
  • Sed vt bonis et cordatis omnibus, etiam extraneis, satisfaciam qui maledicentiam istam Germanicam lecturi vel audituri sunt, aut olim audierint, ne et hi nos meritò calumniam tantam sustinere credant: Tum etiam vt alios qui istis virulentis rhythmis A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas
  • Other ocular signs include involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyeball.
  • If you were to take out two or three shrubs to let the remainder breathe, what sort of rhythm would be left? Times, Sunday Times
  • These changes take the form of slowing, increased amplitude, and increased rhythmicity. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
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