irregular rhythm

collocation in English

meaningsofirregularandrhythm

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irregular
adjective
uk
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/us
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
formal
(of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what ...
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rhythm
noun
uk
/ˈrɪð.əm/us
/ˈrɪð.əm/
a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music, poetry, ...
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(Definition ofirregularandrhythmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This combination produced anirregularrhythmof normal rate.
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The passage from 09420 to 19100 is concluded by three repetitions inirregularrhythmof a slow, narrow glissando.
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A type of the rhymed office were offices in rhymed prose, i.e., inirregularrhythm.
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In vasectomized men, the pacesetter potentials on the testicular side exhibit anirregularrhythm.
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Found sounds from many sources are woven into theirregularrhythmof the piece.
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Theirregularrhythmproved difficult to play and sounded erratic to listeners.
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Dysarthria, an impairment with articulation, may also be present and is characterized by scanning speech that consists of slower rate,irregularrhythmand variable volume.
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This is reflected in their simulation of art nouveau's intricate and fluid designs through melodic gestures that emphasize irregular rhythms and dissonant metres.
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While there are both sustained sounds and irregular rhythms in the percussion, there is nothing held constant throughout.
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There are two groups of irregular rhythms, one acoustic and one synthetic, and the juxtaposition switches back and forth.
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Regular and irregular rhythms are juxtaposed together.
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However, this could include a wide range of conditions such as raised blood pressure, heart murmurs or irregular rhythms, angina, strokes and heart attacks.
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These chants were recitatives with irregular rhythms and phrases, which carried serious messages.
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Her admittedly unschooled compositional style, with its frequent irregular rhythms, added somewhat progressive rock-like elements to what was otherwise a soft-rock sound.
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This includes an uncoupling effect that leads to irregular rhythms in vitro.
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A cardiac arrhythmia includes any abnormal heartbeat and can be manifested as tachycardia, bradycardia, or other irregular rhythms.
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Songs are call-and-response or solo performances such as chants, recitatives with irregular rhythms and phrases which carried serious messages.
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This damaged region will conduct impulses more slowly, resulting in irregular rhythms.
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Then ablation catheters are used to burn scars in heart tissue to correct irregular rhythms.
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The meaning refers more specifically to combinations of words with irregular rhythms.
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