cadence
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cadence¹
- /ˈkeɪ̯dəns/
- [ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s]
Rhymes with -eɪdəns
Where it 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.
noun cadences
- The act or state of declining or sinking. Now was the sun in western cadence low.
- The measure or beat of movement. Getting into a good jigging rhythm means making short quick jerks in a regular cadence that might average about one jerk every 1.5 to 2 seconds.
- Balanced, rhythmic flow. You find not the apostrophas, and so miss the accent: let me supervise the canzonet. Here are only numbers ratified; but, for the elegancy, facility, and golden cadence of poesy, caret.
- The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound. Blustering winds, which all night long / Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull / Seafaring men o'erwatched.
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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.
Similar: clausula
- 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. call cadence
- 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. In this third case, releasing more frequently, the PSI cadence becomes a planning cadence, rather than a release cadence.
verb cadences · cadencing · cadenced
- To give a cadence to. there was besides, in an already dominating and growing element, a motive that was stronger and more enduring than enthusiasm —an implacable antagonism which acted side by side with the cause of the Union as a perpetual impelling force against the social conditions of the South, controlling the coun
- To give structure to. It was the Exile, however, which cadenced the rhythm of Jewish existence
Cadence²
Where it comes from
From the word cadence.
proper noun
- A female given name from English.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beat, measure, meter, cadency, soft, speed, stroke, pace, mild, timing, gentle, rate, frequency, momentum, sweet, tempo
Translations
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noun (music) chord progression concluding a section or piece
| Español | cadencia |
|---|---|
| Français | cadence |
| Deutsch | Rhythmus, Kadenz |
| Română | cadență |
| Русский | каденция kadencija |
noun measure or beat of movement
| Español | cadencia |
|---|---|
| Français | cadence |
| Italiano | cadenza, intervallo |
| Română | tact |
noun balanced, rhythmic flow
| Español | cadencia |
|---|---|
| Português | cadência, ritmo |
| Deutsch | Rhythmus |
| Italiano | cadenza, ritmo, passo, andamento |
| Română | cadență, ritm |
noun modulation of the voice
| Español | cadencia |
|---|
noun fall in inflection
| Deutsch | Tonfall |
|---|---|
| Русский | пониже́ние ponižénije |
noun dance move
| Deutsch | Gleichschritt |
|---|
noun (fencing) series of actions’ rhythm and sequence
| Deutsch | Rhythmus |
|---|
noun number of steps per minute
| Deutsch | Kadenz |
|---|
noun (cycling) number of revolutions per minute
| Português | pedalagem |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Rhythmus, Pedaltakt, Trittfrequenz |
| Română | ritm |
| Русский | каденс kadens, частота́ f педалирования častotá |
noun (military) sung chant
| Deutsch | Kadenz |
|---|
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title = {cadence},
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