- rhythmic
- or rhythmical adjective Date: 1589 1. marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm 2. of, relating to, or involving rhythm • rhythmically adverb
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Rhythmic — Rhyth mic ( m[i^]k), Rhythmical Rhyth mic*al ( m[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. ????: cf. L. rhythmicus, F. rhythmique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm [1913 Webster] Day and night I worked my rhythmic thought. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhythmic — UK [ˈrɪðmɪk] / US or rhythmical UK [ˈrɪðmɪk(ə)l] / US adjective a rhythmic movement or sound has a clear and regular pattern Derived word: rhythmically UK [ˈrɪðmɪk(ə)lɪ] / US adverb … English dictionary
rhythmic — index intermittent, periodic, regular (orderly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rhythmic — англ. [ри/дзмик] rhythmical [ри/дзмикл] rhythmisch нем. [ри/тмиш] ритмический, ритмично … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
rhythmic — 1560s, from Fr. rhythmique or directly from L. rhythmicus, from Gk. rhythmikos, from rhythmos (see RHYTHM (Cf. rhythm)). Related: Rhythmical; rhythmically … Etymology dictionary
rhythmic — rhythmic, rhythmical The two forms are virtually interchangeable, choice normally being determined by personal preference or the flow of the sentence. However, it is usually preferable to be consistent within a single piece of writing … Modern English usage
rhythmic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or relating to rhythm. 2) occurring regularly. DERIVATIVES rhythmical adjective rhythmically adverb rhythmicity noun … English terms dictionary
rhythmic — [[t]rɪ̱ðmɪk[/t]] also rhythmical ADJ GRADED A rhythmic movement or sound is repeated at regular intervals, forming a regular pattern or beat. Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep. ...the rhythmical beat of the drum. Derived words:… … English dictionary
rhythmic — rhyth·mic rith mik or rhyth·mi·cal mi kəl adj 1) of, relating to, or involving rhythm 2) marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm <rhythmic contractions> rhyth·mi·cal·ly mi k(ə )lē adv … Medical dictionary
rhythmic — adj. Rhythmic is used with these nouns: ↑beat, ↑breathing, ↑gymnastics, ↑motion, ↑movement, ↑pattern, ↑vitality … Collocations dictionary
rhythmic — rhyth|mic [ˈrıðmık] adj also rhyth|mic|al [ mıkəl] having a strong rhythm ▪ the rhythmic thud of the bass drum >rhythmically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
