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rhythmicity

rhythmicity

9.0
A clear pattern of beats and strong sounds that helps people move together
  • noun
  • /rɪˈðmɪsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ritmicidad
  • The rhythmicity of the drumbeat made everyone want to dance.
  • circadian rhythmicity

And so we did a number of studies that demonstrated that the normal circadian rhythmicity of cortisol was there.

Examples

  • In her performance, the rhythmicity of the notes created a beautiful flow.

  • The rhythmicity of the waves crashing on the shore was soothing to hear.

  • Two much smaller factors, rhythmicity and threshold, have been found in some studies.

    Academic text (1998)
  • What is crucial to understand is that rhythmicity occurs for both genders but with a phase shift in time.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The nine dimensions are activity level, rhythmicity, approach-withdrawal, adaptability, threshold, intensity, distractibility, and attention span-persistence.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In animals, sleep cycles, heartbeat, blood pressure, liver and kidney function, body temperature, hormonal changes, and cognitive abilities all show clear circadian rhythmicity.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Listening to selected music mediates pain because music can stimulate the release of pain-controlling hormones such as endorphins and can enhance normal physiological rhythmicity.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The dimensions they identified included children's activity level, threshold for reaction, rhythmicity of eating, sleeping and bowel movement patterns, intensity of response, approach versus withdrawal to new situations, general mood, adaptability to change, distractibility and attention span/persistence.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

time
vsrhythmicity
  • Specialized
907 7.3

A regular pattern of beats in music

is the general state of having measured rhythm rather than the measured system
rhythm
vsrhythmicity
301 3.3

A regular pattern of sounds and movements, often in music or dance

is the general quality of having such repeated patterns rather than the pattern itself
beat
vsrhythmicity
299 1.0

A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat

is the quality of possessing such a steady accented pulse rather than the pulse itself
meter
vsrhythmicity
  • Literature
29 6.0

A regular pattern of strong and weak beats in a poem or song

is the broader state of having rhythm beyond structural patterning
cadence
vsrhythmicity
15 6.0

A regular pattern of sounds like speech or marching

is the overall property of having that flow rather than the flow as an event
rhythmic pattern
vsrhythmicity
  • Literature
1 5.6

A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem

is the overall quality of having that ordered stress pattern rather than the scheme
musical rhythm
vsrhythmicity
  • Specialized
3.2

A regular pattern of beats in a song or dance that gives music its timing

is the abstract property of having that timing rather than the pattern
measured rhythm
vsrhythmicity
  • Specialized
7.0

A pattern of notes where each note has a set length based on a beat, without regular strong beats

is the general sense of having rhythm without requiring fixed duration rules
pulse of the music
vsrhythmicity
3.1

A steady beat in music you can feel in your body or emotions

is the general existence of such a driving beat rather than the beat itself
pulsebeat
vsrhythmicity
4.8

A steady beat that gives the basic timing in music or poems

is the broader condition of having that steady accented beat rather than the beat
musical time
vsrhythmicity
  • Specialized
3.7

A steady beat musicians follow to keep notes and players together

is the abstract presence of organized timing rather than the organizing pattern
cadency
vsrhythmicity
  • Specialized
9.9

A regular rhythm that repeats in music, speech, or movement

is the broader quality of possessing such recurrent flow rather than specific instances

How Rhythmic

regularity
19 3.3
rhythmicity
  • Specialized
9.0
unevenness
1 5.1
irregularity
13 5.1

Surface Forms

rhythmicity singular
rhythmicities plural

Morphology

rhythmicity = rhythmic (transparent) = rhythm + ity

Formed by the regular noun-forming suffix '-ity' on the adjective 'rhythmic', so the meaning is directly the state or quality of being rhythmic.

Etymology

Rhythmicity comes from the Greek word rhythmos, which means 'measured movement' and is the same root as rhythm and rhythmic. So, rhythmicity is the quality of having a steady 'beat' or 'flow' in music.