cadence.
The act or state of declining or sinking.
Meaning & usage
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 cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.
To give a cadence to.
To give structure to.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.
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