Rhythm

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.

II. Rhythm ·noun A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.

III. Rhythm ·noun Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent.

IV. Rhythm ·noun 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.