rhythmics

rhyth·mics

[rith-miks]
noun ( used with a singular verb )
the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.
Also, rhythmic.


Origin:
1860–65; rhythm + -ics

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rhyth·mic

[rith-mik]
adjective
1.
cadenced; rhythmical.
noun

Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin rhythmicus < Greek rhythmikós. See rhythm, -ic

hy·per·rhyth·mic, adjective
non·rhyth·mic, adjective
sem·i·rhyth·mic, adjective
un·rhyth·mic, adjective
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rhythmic or rhythmical (ˈrɪðmɪk, ˈrɪðmɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring
 
rhythmical or rhythmical
 
adj
 
'rhythmically or rhythmical
 
adv
 
rhythmicity or rhythmical
 
n

rhythmics (ˈrɪðmɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement

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