rhythm

Words with a similar base: musical_rhythm, rhythm, rhythm_method, rhythm_method_of_birth_control, speech_rhythm

'rhythm'

[rhythm.n.01] as in: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

Examples:
the piece has a fast rhythm
the conductor set the beat

'rhythm'

[rhythm.n.02] as in: recurring at regular intervals

'rhythm'

[cycle.n.01] as in: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

Examples:
the never-ending cycle of the seasons

'rhythm'

[rhythm.n.04] as in: the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

Examples:
the rhythm of Frost's poetry

'rhythm'

[rhythm_method_of_birth_control.n.01] as in: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

Origins

					rhythm (English)
└── rhythmus (Latin)
    └── ῥυθμός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ῥέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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