ritmo

Definitions of ritmo
  1. noun
    recurring at regular intervals
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    periodicidad
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
  2. noun
    the relative speed of progress or change
    synonyms: paso, velocidad
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    velocidad
    a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
    celeridad, rapidez
    a rate that is rapid
    calma, calmosidad, parsimonia, sorna
    a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
    ligereza
    rapidity of movement
    inmediatez
    the quickness of action or occurrence
    expedición, prontitud
    the property of being prompt and efficient
    apresuración, apresuramiento, impetuosidad, precipitación, prisa
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
    gradualidad
    the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
    morosidad
    slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
  3. noun
    the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
    synonyms: cadencia, compás
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    compás acentuado, tiempo acentuado
    the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
    compás no acentuado, tiempo no acentuado
    an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
    sincopado
    a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
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    tiempo musical
    (music) the beat of musical rhythm
  4. noun
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    synonyms: cadencia, compás, indicador
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    escansión, medida
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    dáctilo
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
    yambo
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
    anapesto
    a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
    troqueo
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
    espondeo
    a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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    prosodia
    (prosody) a system of versification
  5. noun
    the rate of some repeating event
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    razón
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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