cadence
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From Middle French cadence.
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cadence (plural cadences)
- Balanced, rhythmic flow.
- 1991 02/12, “At the Saudi-Kuwaiti Border”, ABC_Nightline:
- Night has now passed in the Saudi desert and as we hear from Nightline correspondent Forrest Sawyer, the normal cadence of life at the front is about to change.
- 1991 02/12, “At the Saudi-Kuwaiti Border”, ABC_Nightline:
- The measure or beat of movement.
- 1993, Ken Schultz, “Terror of the deep”, vol. 98, Iss. 5; page=102, September:
- 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.
- 1993, Ken Schultz, “Terror of the deep”, vol. 98, Iss. 5; page=102, September:
- The general inflection or modulation of the voice.
- 1991date=12/30, David Holmstrom, “Raimey: A Breath of Fresh Ayah”, Christian Science Monitor:
- The cadence of Raimey's voice is pure Down-Easter Maine
- 1991date=12/30, David Holmstrom, “Raimey: A Breath of Fresh Ayah”, Christian Science Monitor:
- (music) A chord progression that comes at the closing of a musical phrase.
- (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.
- The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.
- (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.
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A dance move
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[edit] French
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cadence f. (plural cadences)