rhythms
Music's underlying pulse
Rhythms is the plural of rhythm—patterns of movement, sound, or activity recurring at regular intervals.
Music has rhythms; so do heartbeats, ocean waves, and daily routines.
The rhythms of city life took some getting used to.
She tapped out complex rhythms on the table.
The word's unusual consonant cluster makes it notoriously difficult to spell.
Daily biological cycle
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- sleep cycleRepeating phases of rest
menstrual · ovulation · brainwave · metabolic · biorhythm · cardiac · respiratory · hormonal
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
downbeat · swing · shuffle · meter · time signature · cadence · bassline · percussion
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- flowUnbroken forward movement
pacing · meter · iambic · syllable · phrasing · accent · pause · emphasis
Periodic sea-level changes
bloom · dormancy · molting · spawning · monsoon · annual · equinox · solstice
Per diem, repeated
- schedulePlan of timed events
- habitSettled regular tendency
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
workflow · regularity · consistency · commute · mealtime · bedtime · morning routine · work-life
circadian
Daily biological cycle
sleep cycle · menstrual · ovulation · brainwave · metabolic · biorhythm · cardiac · respiratory · hormonal · diurnal
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
backbeat · downbeat · swing · shuffle · meter · time signature · cadence · bassline · percussion · drumbeat
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
flow · pacing · meter · iambic · syllable · phrasing · accent · pause · emphasis · scansion
tides
Periodic sea-level changes
migration · bloom · dormancy · molting · spawning · monsoon · annual · equinox · solstice · ebb and flow
daily
Per diem, repeated
pattern · workflow · regularity · consistency · commute · mealtime · bedtime · morning routine · work-life · weekly
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
rumba · cha-cha · merengue · flamenco · swing · foxtrot · hip-hop · afrobeat · reggaeton · bhangra
- Gugakcourt music, ritual music, ceremonial music, traditional music, traditional songs
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- cycleslife cycle, cycle, circle of life, cycles, period
- natural rhythmstides, waves, high tide, low tide, cycles
- Afghan musictabla, harmonium, folk dance music, wedding music, traditional instruments
- Chilean Musicguitarron, Nicole
rhythmsarrhythmia
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
chaos · randomness · irregularity · disorder · unpredictability
rhythmsstasis
State of inactivity
stillness · cessation · stagnation · inertia · motionlessness
- rhythm sectionsBeat-keeping instrumentalists
- rhythm and bluesPostwar Black popular music
- cardiac rhythmPattern of heartbeats
- heart rhythmPattern of heartbeats
- rhythm guitarChordal strumming for support
- circadian rhythmBuilt-in sleep-wake cycle
rhythm, rhythmic, rhythmical, rhythmically, arrhythmia, polyrhythm, arrhythmic, polyrhythmic, rhythm and blues