musical rhythm 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Hypernym
musical time 1
noun
(music) the beat of musical rhythm
EnglishHyponym
backbeat 1
noun
a loud steady beat
downbeat 1
noun
the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
upbeat 2
noun
an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
syncopation 2
noun
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
free rhythm 1
noun
a type of rhythm which is neither divisive nor additive; characterized by no recurring accents, and unspecified time values.
