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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
or state of
declining
or sinking.
●
The
measure
or
beat
of movement.
●
Balanced,
rhythmic
flow.
●
The general
inflection
or
modulation
of the
voice
, or of any sound.
●
In Music:
A
progression
of
at least
two
chords
which
conclude
a
piece
of
music
,
section
or
musical
phrases
within it. Sometimes
referred
to
analogously
as
musical
punctuation.
●
In Music:
A
cadenza
, or
closing
embellishment
; a
pause
before the
end of
a
strain
, which the
performer
may
fill
with a
flight
of fancy.
●
A
fall in
inflection
of a speaker’s
voice
, such as at the
end of
a sentence.
●
In Dance:
A
dance move
which
ends
a phrase.
●
In Fencing:
The
rhythm
and
sequence
of a
series
of actions.
●
The number of
steps
per minute.
●
In Cycling:
The number of
revolutions
per
minute
of the
cranks
or
pedals
of a bicycle.
●
In Military:
A
chant
that is
sung
by
military
personnel
while
running
or
marching
; a
jody
call.
●
In Heraldry:
Cadency.
●
Harmony and
proportion
of
movement
,
as in
a well-managed horse.
●
The number of
strides
per second of a
racehorse
,
measured
when the same foot/hoof
strikes
the ground
●
In Software engineering:
The
frequency
of
regular
product releases.
Verb
●
To give a
cadence
to.
●
To give structure to.
Name
●
A
female
given name
from English.
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Wiktionary
Origin
cadence
English
cadence
French
cadenza
Italian
cadentia
Latin
cadens
Latin
cado
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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