cadence

Plural: cadences

Noun

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• the close of a musical section
• a recurrent rhythmical series
• The act or state of declining or sinking.
• The measure or beat of movement.
• Balanced, rhythmic flow.
• The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
• A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
• A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
• A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
• A dance move which ends a phrase.
• The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
• The number of steps per minute.
• The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
• A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
• Cadency.
• Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
• The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground
• The frequency of regular product releases.

Verb

Verb Forms: cadenced, cadencing, cadences

• To give a rhythmic flow or modulation to something.
• To give a cadence to.
• To give structure to.

Examples

• He managed to CADENCE his disparate letters into a perfectly rhythmic, high-scoring word.
• The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.

Synonyms

beat, cadency, measure, meter, metre, clausula

Related Words

Tierce de Picardie, cadaver

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