rhythm

n. சந்தம், ஓசையாழுக்கு, (இசை) தாளலஸ்க்கூறு, கலைத்துறையில் ஒத்திசைவுநயம், (இயற்) வன்திறம்-மென்திறம் இடைமாறி வரும் ஒழுங்கு இயல்பு.

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Rhythm, n. Etym: [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. GR. Stream.] 1. In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like. 2. (Mus.) Defn: Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. Moore (Encyc. ) 3. A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. 4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.

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