rhythmical
Having regular beats
Rhythmical means having rhythm—a regular pattern of sounds, beats, or movements.
The word is interchangeable with rhythmic, though rhythmic appears more often in contemporary usage: the rhythmical pounding of waves, rhythmical breathing.
Music, poetry, and dance are rhythmical when they follow a discernible pulse or meter.
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
rocking · swaying · nodding · tapping · clapping · bouncing · pulsation · throb
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- swingSuspended recreational seat
polyrhythm · meter · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · percussion · drumming · timekeeping
Device that measures usage
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- scansionAnalyzing verse rhythm patterns
- iambTwo-syllable metrical foot
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
dactyl · anapest · foot · strophe · antistrophe · cadence · caesura · enjambment
Rhythmic lateral movement
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
flowing · gliding · pulsing · waving · rippling · surging · dancing · swinging
Act of redoing
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
cycle · sequence · interval · symmetry · iteration · motif · tessellation · striped
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
stride · rocking · swaying · nodding · tapping · clapping · bouncing · pulsation · throb · palpitation
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
swing · polyrhythm · meter · downbeat · upbeat · backbeat · percussion · drumming · timekeeping · counting
meter
Device that measures usage
trochee · dactyl · anapest · foot · strophe · antistrophe · cadence · caesura · enjambment · verse
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rockingOscillating on curved base
bobbing · flowing · gliding · pulsing · waving · rippling · surging · dancing · swinging · ebbing
repetition
Act of redoing
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
recurrence · cycle · sequence · interval · symmetry · iteration · motif · tessellation · striped · chevron
rhythmicalarrhythmic
Lacking regular beat
unrhythmical · unrhythmic · irregular · erratic · random
- rhythmic gymnasticsFloor exercise with apparatus
- rhythmic patternRepeated sequence of beats
- rhythmic clappingPatterned palm strikes
- rhythmic breathingIntentionally paced inhalation-exhalation
- rhythmic movementPatterned bodily motion
- rhythmic chantingPatterned vocal repetition aloud