cadence
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈkeɪ.dəns/us/ˈkeɪ.dəns/cadencenoun[C or U](VOICE)
theregularriseandfallof thevoice:
(嗓音的)抑扬顿挫,起落Cadence is usually thehardestaspectof aforeignlanguagetoadopt.
It can bedifficulttofindthe words and cadences todeliveryourargumenteffectively.
Ways of speaking
- accented
- accentuation
- bray
- cacoepy
- cut glass
- dialectal
- drawl
- elocution
- enunciate
- flap
- fluent
- jawbreaker
- plummy
- pragmatics
- pronunciation
- prosodic
- prosody
- signer
- sociolect
- toned
cadencenoun[C or U](MUSIC)
musicspecialized
a set ofchords(= differentnotesplayedtogether)at the end of apieceofmusic:
(乐曲的)收束,终止Sheincorporatedcadences fromgospelin hersinging.
Musictheoristsof thelatereighteenthcenturypaidnewattentiontoprosodyandrhythmiccadence.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- staccato
- step
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- trill
cadencenoun[C or U](SPORT)
sportsspecialized
thenumberofstepsperminutetaken when you arerunningor thenumberofturnsperminutethatyourpedals(= thepartsthat youpushdown withyourfeet)make when you arecycling:
Thefootsensormeasuresstridelengthand cadence.
In thebeginning, thebestway toimprovespeedis toboostpedallingcadence.
Measurements of speed
- accelerometer
- G, g
- knot
- kph
- Mach
- mph