cadence
noun
1. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Similar word(s): beat, measure, meter, metre
Definition categories: communication, prosody
2. the close of a musical section
Definition categories: communication, passage
3. a recurrent rhythmical series
Similar word(s): cadency
Definition categories: attribute, rhythmicity
Sentences with cadence as a noun:
- The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.
verb
1. To give a cadence to.
2. To give structure to.