Cadence

Definition:

(n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.
(n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
(n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
(n.) Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
(n.) See Cadency.
(n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
(n.) A uniform time and place in marching.
(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.
(n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
(v. t.) To regulate by musical measure.

Compare cadence with other words:

cadence vs. cadene

cadence vs. cadency

cadence vs. pacing

cadence vs. fall

cadence vs. tempo

cadence vs. cadenza

cadence vs. snap

cadence vs. demicadence

beat vs. cadence

cadence vs. rhythm

cadence vs. plagal

bicycle vs. cadence

cadence vs. crank

cadence vs. inflection

cadence vs. punctuation

cadence vs. music

cadaverous vs. cadence

cadence vs. trope

cadence vs. decay

cadence vs. frequency