rhythm

noun

1. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The piece has a fast rhythm.

   Synonyms beat musical rhythm

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. recurring at regular intervals

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms regular recurrence

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

   noun.time

   Synonyms cycle round

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The rhythm of Frost's poetry.

   Synonyms speech rhythm

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. 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)

   noun.act

   Synonyms calendar method calendar method of birth control rhythm method rhythm method of birth control

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913