· the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
Synonym(s): beat, musical_rhythm
Hypernym(s): musical_time
· recurring at regular intervals
Synonym(s): regular_recurrence
Hypernym(s): cyclicity, periodicity
· an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
Hypernym(s): time_interval, interval
· the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
Synonym(s): speech_rhythm
Hypernym(s): prosody, inflection, template, templet, guide
· natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
Synonym(s): rhythm_method_of_birth_control, rhythm_method, calendar_method_of_birth_control, calendar_method
Hypernym(s): natural_family_planning