rhythm

== English == === Etymology === First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, run, stream, gush”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɪð.m̩/ Rhymes: -ɪðəm === Noun === rhythm (countable and uncountable, plural rhythms) The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. A specifically defined pattern of such variation. A flow, repetition or regularity. The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event. The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble. A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process. Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates. A person's natural feeling for rhythm. ==== Synonyms ==== meter / metre prosody (instruments providing rhythm) rhythm section ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === rhythm (third-person singular simple present rhythms, present participle rhythming, simple past and past participle rhythmed) (transitive) To impart a (particular) rhythm to.