cadence

IPA: kˈeɪdʌns

noun

  • 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.
  • (music) 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.
  • (music) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
  • (speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
  • (dance) A dance move which ends a phrase.
  • (fencing) The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
  • (running) The number of steps per minute.
  • (cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
  • (military) A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
  • (heraldry) Cadency.
  • (horse-riding) Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
  • (horseracing) The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground
  • (software engineering) The frequency of regular product releases.
  • A female given name from English.

verb

  • (transitive) To give a cadence to.
  • (transitive) To give structure to.
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