English noun: rhythm | |||
| 1. | rhythm (communication) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | ||
| Samples | The piece has a fast rhythm. The conductor set the beat. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, musical rhythm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backbeat, downbeat, offbeat, syncopation, upbeat | ||
| 2. | rhythm (attribute) recurring at regular intervals | ||
| Synonyms | regular recurrence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cyclicity, periodicity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cardiac rhythm, heart rhythm | ||
| 3. | rhythm (time) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | ||
| Samples | The never-ending cycle of the seasons. | ||
| Synonyms | cycle, round | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
| Part holonym | phase, phase angle | ||
| 4. | rhythm (communication) the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | ||
| Samples | The rhythm of Frost's poetry. | ||
| Synonyms | speech rhythm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guide, inflection, prosody, template, templet | ||
| 5. | rhythm (act) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | calendar method, calendar method of birth control, rhythm method, rhythm method of birth control | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | natural family planning | ||