cadence
cadence
Definition
ca·dence (kād′'ns)
noun
- fall of the voice in speaking
- inflection or modulation in tone
- any rhythmic flow of sound
- measured movement, as in dancing or marching, or the beat of such movement
- Music a series of notes or chords at the end of a phrase, section, or composition which indicates a partial or complete conclusion
Etymology: ME < OFr < OIt cadenza or ML cadentia < L cadens, prp. of cadere, to fall: see case
ca′·denced (-'nst) adjective or ca·den′·tialkə den′s̸həl
cadence
Synonyms
cadence
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- language: The setting is very evocative: you can sense the heat and the dust, hear the cadences of the language.
- line: The cadence of the lines reinforces the measuring of the lives.
Converse of object
- pedal: Speed, distance, heart rate and pedal cadence ( optional ).
- maintain: Last few miles on the bike I was maintaining 100+ cadence getting ready for the run.
- use: Generally mountain bikers use a lower cadence than road bikers.
- have: But they still have the same cadence - tho it looks like they don't so that could be what you saw.
- run: SPICE Exercise This exercise is likely to be the first time you will have been asked to run Cadence remotely.
- capture: His intense, resourceful presence captures every cadence of the juvenile slanging matches.
Adjective modifier
- Burgundian: In 1999 Robert wrote a passion setting for the early music group, The Burgundian Cadence.
- slow: The standard gearing is suited to a slow pedaling cadence.
- perfect: EXAMPLE: Which chord completes a perfect cadence in E major?
- musical: Language and Communication The musical cadence contributes to baby's language development.
- fast: During long easy runs, you could include some faster cadence every now and then.
- natural: Tired diction here, inappropriate register there; natural, unforced cadence here, resonant phrasing there.
Modifies a noun
- sensor: The cadence sensor is also part of the Power bar.
- kit: The 205 can be used on an indoor turbo trainer with the optional bike speed / cadence kit.
- detection: All I am doing here is highlighting that Lumagen is not perfect but feedback will enable them to improve 1080i cadence detection.
Noun used with modifier
- pedaling: The standard gearing is suited to a slow pedaling cadence.
- cycling: Cycling cadence and the impact on the subsequent run was subjected to study through a 65-minute cycle into a 10km run ( 10 ).
- keystroke: The hin show wagerworks finalized its blasting the tv through keystroke cadence.
cadence Quotes
Every fine story must leave in the mind of the sensitive reader an intangible residuum of pleasure, a cadence, a quality of voice that is exclusively the writer's own, individual, unique.
