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cadence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beat, measure, meter, metre |
| Type of | prosody, rhythmic pattern, poetic rhythm |
| Has types | metrical unit, foot, scansion, catalexis, common meter, common measure, metrical foot |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cadency |
| Type of | rhythmicity |
| Derivation | cadent |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | musical passage, passage |
| Has types | plagal cadence, amen cadence |
Examples of cadence
cadence
It flowed freely off your tongue and there was a definite cadence to the phrase.
From the sfgate.com
He speaks in a slow cadence so people can understand his stroke-impaired speech.
From the usatoday.com
The black structure provides cadence and reveals its significance and character.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There's a subtle, carefully handled shift in cadence from the one to the other.
From the guardian.co.uk
They, instead rupture one after another in a cadence that sets the rupture speed.
From the sciencedaily.com
In cadence and meter, Obama sounded more like a preacher than he has in months.
From the washingtontimes.com
Much of what made the graphic novel so compelling was the cadence of the writing.
From the newsobserver.com
The added dimension of her cadence and inflections enhanced my reading enjoyment.
From the thestate.com
The cadence of a horse's steps is almost an exact replication of human walking.
From the ocregister.com
- Meter: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- The close of a musical section
- A recurrent rhythmical series
- (cadent) cadenced: marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of marching feet"
- Cadence is an a cappella group from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group is made up of Aaron Jensen, Ross Lynde, Carl Berger and Kurt Sampson.
- In cycling, cadence is the number of revolutions of the crank per minute; roughly speaking, this is the speed at which a cyclist is pedalling/turning the pedals. Cadence is similar in some ways to wheel speed, but is a distinct measurement.
- Cadence is a 1990 film directed by (and starring) Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army stockade in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.
- Cadence in sports involving running is the total number of 'revolutions per minute' (RPM), or number of full cycles taken within a minute, by the pair of feet, and is used as a measure of athletic performance. ...
- Cadence is a female given name derived from an English word meaning "rhythm, flow." It has risen in popularity in the United States, where it ranked at No. 214 in popularity for baby girls in 2006, having jumped 745 places up the chart since 2002, when it was ranked at No. 959.
