CADENCE
- is used to refer to various rhythmic or repeated motions, activities, or patterns of sound, or to a falling inflection of the voice.
- rhythmic flow of sounds or words, as in verse or nonmetric free verse
- rate of rhythmic movement, as in dance
- flow or rhythmic pattern of experienced events
- to make rhythmic [v CADENCED, CADENCES, CADENCING]
- falling inflection or modulation of the voice
- sequence of notes or chords bringing musical phrase or composition to a satisfying conclusion