Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 22 compound words that contain rhythm. The most common are listed below. Open rhythm in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- rhythm sectionThe section of a band maintaining the rhythm, consisting of e.g. drums, bass, keyboard, etc.
- rhythm guitarA guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.
- rhythm and bluesA style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
- rhythm gameA game that challenges the player to press buttons etc. to match a timed sequence indicated on the screen, usually in order to make the game character perform music or dance moves.
- circadian rhythmThe internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.
- sinus rhythmAny cardiac rhythm in which depolarization of the myocardium begins at the sinus node, characterised by the presence of correctly oriented P waves in an electrocardiogram.
- rhythm methodA method of natural birth control that involves counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in a pregnancy.
- rhythm stickOne of a set of cylindrical hardwood sticks used as a percussion instrument, especially by children learning the rudiments of rhythm
- alpha rhythmNatural rhythmic electrical activity in the brain, occurring at a frequency of about 8 to 12 Hz.
- cross-rhythmSynonym of cross-beat: The use of the rhythmic conflict found in polyrhythms as the basis of an entire musical work.
- escape rhythmA heart rhythm that is initiated at places other than the sinus node.
- poly-rhythmAlternative spelling of polyrhythm: Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
- rhythm gamesplural of rhythm game: A game that challenges the player to press buttons etc. to match a timed sequence indicated on the screen, usually in order to make the game character perform music or dance moves.
- rhythm guitarsplural of rhythm guitar: A guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.
- rhythm methodsplural of rhythm method: A method of natural birth control that involves counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in a pregnancy.
- theta rhythmA type of electrical activity in the brain: brain waves with a frequency of 4-8 hertz.
- Lombard rhythmA syncopated musical rhythm in which a short accented note is followed by a longer one, reversing the pattern normally associated with dotted notes.
- Lombardic rhythmAlternative form of Lombard rhythm: A syncopated musical rhythm in which a short accented note is followed by a longer one, reversing the pattern normally associated with dotted notes.
- battle rhythmA daily routine or order of business, especially as assumed by a military organization or during crisis.
- rhythm boxSynonym of drum machine: An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
- rhythm boxesplural of rhythm box: An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
- rhythm poleA percussion instrument, consisting of small bells attached to a pole, used exclusively by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- rhythm royalrhyme royal
- rhythm sectionsplural of rhythm section: The section of a band maintaining the rhythm, consisting of e.g. drums, bass, keyboard, etc.
- rhythm sticksplural of rhythm stick: One of a set of cylindrical hardwood sticks used as a percussion instrument, especially by children learning the rudiments of rhythm
Compound words 22
- rhythmicOf or relating to rhythm.
- arrhythmiaAn irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse.
- biorhythmAny cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
- isorhythmA technique that arranges a fixed pattern of pitches with a repeating rhythmic pattern, used in some medieval motets and in more recent works.
- allorhythmiaAn irregular pattern of the heartbeat
- rhythmiseAlternative form of rhythmize: To put into a rhythm; to make rhythmic.
- rhythmicsThe study of rhythm.
- rhythmologyThe analysis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
- rhythmlessWithout rhythm.
- counterrhythmA rhythm that complements another rhythm.