cadence

ca·dence  (kdns)

n. pl. ca·denc·es

1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.

2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.

3.

a. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.

b. General inflection or modulation of the voice.

4. Music A progression of chords moving to a harmonic close, point of rest, or sense of resolution.

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[Middle English, from Old French *cadence, from Old Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, a falling, from Latin cadns, cadent-, present participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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cadenced adj.

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cadence [ˈkeɪd^əns], cadency

n pl -dences, -dencies

1. the beat or measure of something rhythmic

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a fall in the pitch of the voice, as at the end of a sentence

3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) modulation of the voice; intonation

4. (Literature / Poetry) a rhythm or rhythmic construction in verse or prose; measure

5. (Music, other) the close of a musical phrase or section

[from Old French, from Old Italian cadenza, literally: a falling, from Latin cadere to fall]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cadence - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse metre, meter, measure, beat metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns common meter, common measure - the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
	2.	cadence - the close of a musical section musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition amen cadence, plagal cadence - a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
	3.	cadence - a recurrent rhythmical series cadency rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

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cadence

noun

1. intonation, accent, inflection, modulation He recognised the Polish cadences in her voice.

2. rhythm, beat, measure (Prosody), metre, pulse, throb, tempo, swing, lilt There was a sudden shift in the cadence of the music.

Translations

cadence [ˈkeɪdəns] N (Mus) [of voice] → cadencia f; (= rhythm) → ritmo m, cadencia f
the cadences of prose → el ritmo de la prosa

cadence [ˈkeɪd^əns] n

(= intonation) [voice] → intonation f

(MUSIC) → cadence f

cadence

n (Mus) → Kadenz f; (of voice) → Tonfall m, → Melodie f; (= rhythm) → Rhythmus m, → Melodie f; the cadences of his prose → der Duktus seiner Prosa

cadence [ˈkeɪd/əns] n → cadenza