"cadence" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (synset 107108759)
referred to in: metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

is a type of: poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern - (prosody) a system of versification
subtypes:
- catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
- scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
- common measure, common meter - the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
- foot, metrical foot, metrical unit - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
same as: beat, measure, meter, metre
The close of a musical section (synset 107059986)
is a type of: musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition

subtypes: amen cadence, plagal cadence - a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
A recurrent rhythmical series (synset 104999057)
is a type of: rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

same as: cadency