noun · countable / uncountable · rare

cadence

cad·ence

cadence · cadences

каденція

понижение, каденция, частота f педалирования, каденс

Rhythmus, Kadenz, Tonfall, Gleichschritt

The act or state of declining or sinkingThe act or state of declining or sinking.

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/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/

» Venezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.

Meaning

16 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act or state of declining or sinking.
(countable, uncountable)The measure or beat of movement.
(countable, uncountable)Balanced, rhythmic flow.
Rhythmus
(countable, uncountable)The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
Kadenz
(countable, uncountable)A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
Tonfall
пониже́ниеponižénije
(countable, uncountable)A dance move which ends a phrase.
The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.
Gleichschritt
(countable, uncountable)The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
Rhythmus
a recurrent rhythmical series
(countable, uncountable)The number of steps per minute.
Kadenz
(countable, uncountable)The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
Rhythmus, Pedaltakt, Trittfrequenz
каденсkadens, частота́ f педалированияčastotá
(countable, uncountable)A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
call cadence
Kadenz

Examples

6 sentences

Venezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.
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I love the cadence of your poem.
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Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.
deEin grober Fehler wäre es, Kadenz und Dekadenz miteinander zu verwechseln.
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The cadence is fast.
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It's hard for me to get the cadence right when I speak Spanish.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

(music) chord progression concluding a section or piece:

Русский

By meaning 3

(music) chord progression concluding a section or piece:

fall in inflection:

(cycling) number of revolutions per minute:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

(music) chord progression concluding a section or piece:

fall in inflection:

dance move:

(cycling) number of revolutions per minute:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of

Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.

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