单词 | cadenced |
释义 | cadencedadj. Expressed or performed in cadence; characterized by cadence; rhythmical, measured. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > rhythmical or measured measurable1569 rhythmetic1603 measured1604 cadent1613 rhythmicala1620 rhythmic1773 cadenceda1790 rhythmetical1801 rhythmed1832 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [adjective] > intonation > falling rhythmically cadent1613 cadenceda1790 cadential1880 a1790 A. Smith Ess. Imitat. Arts A certain measured, cadenced step, commonly called a dancing step. 1833 Regulations Instr. Cavalry i. ii. 82 The horse has a firm, even, and cadenced* pace: *Note—Cadenced means that the time passed in making each step shall be exactly equal. 1844 E. B. Barrett Lady Geraldine's Courtship in Poems I. 227 Her voice, so cadenced in the talking. 1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. ii. 3 Where the whole world might drop for Italy Those cadenced tears. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 287 You hear the cadenced surges of an unseen ocean. 1958 P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 177 A harmonious and simple succession of thirds or single notes added in the form of a very flexible, cadenced conversation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.a1790 |
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