cadence

1. n. The act or state of declining or sinking. Source: opted

2. n. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence. Source: opted

3. n. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet. Source: opted

4. n. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse. Source: opted

5. n. See Cadency. Source: opted

6. n. Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse. Source: opted

7. n. A uniform time and place in marching. Source: opted

8. n. The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord. Source: opted

9. n. A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy. Source: opted

10. v. t. To regulate by musical measure. Source: opted

11. n. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse Source: wordnet

12. n. the close of a musical section Source: wordnet

Thesaurus links