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pacing
pace 1 P0002100 (pās)n.1. A step made in walking; a stride.2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter).3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially:a. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace.b. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.c. Five Roman feet or 58.1 English inches, measured from the point at which the heel of one foot is raised to the point at which it is set down again after an intervening step by the other foot.4. a. The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs.b. The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.5. A manner of walking or running: a jaunty pace.6. A gait of a horse in which both feet on one side are lifted and put down together.v. paced, pac·ing, pac·es v.tr.1. a. To walk or stride back and forth across: paced the floor nervously.b. To measure (a space) by counting the number of steps needed to cover a distance.c. To walk (a number of steps) in so measuring a space.2. Sports a. To set or regulate the rate of speed for (a race or a competitor in a race).b. To lead (one's team or teammates) with a good performance: paced her team to a victory with 18 points.3. To advance or develop (something) for a particular purpose or at a particular rate: paced the lectures so as not to overwhelm the students.4. To train (a horse) in a particular gait, especially the pace.v.intr.1. To walk with long deliberate steps.2. To go at the pace. Used of a horse or rider.Idiom: pace (oneself) To move or make progress at a sensible or moderate rate.
[Middle English, from Old French pas, from Latin passus, from past participle of pandere, to stretch, spread out; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·ce 2 P0002200 (pä′chā, -kā, pā′sē)prep. With the permission of; with deference to. Used to express polite or ironically polite disagreement: I have not, pace my detractors, entered into any secret negotiations.
[Latin pāce, ablative of pāx, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pa′ce adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pacing - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be playedtempomusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannermusical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythmaccelerando - a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"allegretto - a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegroallegro - a brisk and lively tempoandante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)meno mosso - played at reduced speed; less rapidrubato - a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat | | 2. |  pacing - walking with slow regular strides gait - a person's manner of walking |
EncyclopediaSeepacepacing
pacing [pās´ing] 1. regulation of the rate of a physiologic process, such as by providing timed stimuli.2. cardiac pacing.biventricular pacing that in which a lead is used to deliver current directly to the left ventricle, in addition to those used to deliver current to the right atrium and ventricle, so that the ventricles can be induced to pump in synchrony.cardiac pacing regulation of cardiac rhythm (or the rate of contraction of the heart muscle) with electrical stimuli from a generator" >pulse generator or an pacemaker" >artificial pacemaker.diaphragm pacing (diaphragmatic pacing) electrophrenic respiration.dual chamber pacing control of the heart rate by means of an pacemaker" >artificial pacemaker that paces, senses, or does both in the atria and in the ventricles.phrenic pacing electrophrenic respiration.single chamber pacing control of the heart rate by an pacemaker" >artificial pacemaker that paces and senses in either atria or ventricles, usually in the latter.transthoracic pacing a system of single or dual chamber epicardial pacing in which the electrode wires are sewn directly onto the epicardium and brought out through an incision in the chest wall. See also pacemaker" >epicardial pacemaker.transvenous pacing a system of single or dual chamber endocardial pacing in which the electrode wires are passed through veins into the right atrium or ventricle. See also pacemaker" >transvenous pacemaker.pacing Cardiology The timing of a physiologic event. See Burst pacing, Demand pacing, DDDR pacing, Dual-chamber pacing, Overdrive pacing, Physiologic pacing, Ramp pacing, Rate responsive pacing, Safety pacing, Transvenous pacing, Underdrive pacing. pacing Controlling the rate of an activity, especially the heart rate, usually by electronic devices, such as PACEMAKERS.LegalSeePACEpacing
Related to pacing: Cardiac pacingSynonyms for pacingnoun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be playedSynonymsRelated Words- music
- musical time
- accelerando
- allegretto
- allegro
- andante
- meno mosso
- rubato
noun walking with slow regular stridesRelated Words |