cadence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkeɪ̯dəns/
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s]
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or state of declining or sinking.
Now was the sun in western cadence low.
1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) The measure or beat of movement.
Getting into a good jigging rhythm means making short quick jerks in a regular cadence that might average about one jerk every 1.5 to 2 seconds.
1993, Ken Schultz, “Terror of the deep”, in Field and Stream, volume 98, number 5, page 102:
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(countable, uncountable) Balanced, rhythmic flow.
You find not the apostrophas, and so miss the accent: let me supervise the canzonet. Here are only numbers ratified; but, for the elegancy, facility, and golden cadence of poesy, caret.
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:Night has now passed in the Saudi desert and as we hear from Nightline correspondent Forrest Sawyer, the normal cadence of life at the front is about to change.
1991 December 2, “At the Saudi-Kuwaiti Border”, in ABC Nightline:
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(countable, uncountable) The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
The accents […] were in passion's tenderest cadence.
1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:The cadence of Raimey's voice is pure Down-Easter Maine
1991 December 30, David Holmstrom, “Raimey: A Breath of Fresh Ayah”, in Christian Science Monitor:Blustering winds, which all night long / Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull / Seafaring men o'erwatched.
1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:Then away at last they sped to the house or bedside of some elderly and worthy person, and Pym sat fascinated to see how swiftly Rick trimmed his manner to suit theirs, how naturally he slipped into the cadences and vernacular that put them most at ease, and how the love of God came into his good face when he talked about Liberalism and Masonry and his dear dead father, God rest him, and a firstclass rate of return, ten percent guaranteed plus profits for as long as you're spared.
1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- (countable, uncountable) A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
- (countable, uncountable) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
- (countable, qualifier:speech, uncountable) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
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(countable, uncountable) A dance move which ends a phrase.
The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.
- (countable, uncountable) The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
- (countable, qualifier:running, uncountable) The number of steps per minute.
- (countable, uncountable) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
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(countable, uncountable) A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
call cadence
- (countable, uncountable) Cadency.
- (countable, qualifier:horse-riding, uncountable) Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
- (countable, uncountable) The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground
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(countable, uncountable) The frequency of regular product releases.
This happens when the installation cadence in production is slower than the release cadence of the development teams.
2016 9, Jaokim Verona, Michael Duffy, Paul Swartout, Learning DevOps: Continuously Develop Better Software, Packt Publishing, →ISBN, page 47:In this third case, releasing more frequently, the PSI cadence becomes a planning cadence, rather than a release cadence.
2010 12, Dean Leffingwell, Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs, and the Enterprise, Addison-Wesley, →ISBN, page 317:We recommend aiming for a release cadence of no more than six months, with a goal of getting it down to three months or shorter.
2012, Scott Ambler, Mark Lines, Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner's Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise, IBM Press, page 227:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cadences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cadence rampa · intercadence · demicadence · cadence-lypso
Hyponyms
jody cadence · Andalusian cadence · perfect cadence · half cadence · authentic cadence · surpise cadence · English cadence · amen cadence · drum cadence · under-third cadence · Phrygian cadence · closed cadence · imperfect cadence · Corelli cadence · standard cadence · plagal cadence · Phrygian half cadence · Landini cadence · ring cadence · open cadence · perfect authentic cadence · deceptive cadence · imperfect authentic cadence · interrupted cadence · Jody cadence
Relateds
Synonyms
clausula (musical conclusion)
Translations (93)
it cadenza (balanced, rhythmic flow) · it intervallo (measure or beat of movement) · fr cadence ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · fi rytmi ((fencing) series of actions’ rhythm and sequence) · tl ragsak ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · mk ри́там (balanced, rhythmic flow) · da tonegang (modulation of the voice) · fi tahti (measure or beat of movement) · gl cadencia (balanced, rhythmic flow) · nn tråkkfrekvens ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · de Kadenz ((military) sung chant) · bg модулация (modulation of the voice) · mi ūngeri (measure or beat of movement) · de Gleichschritt (dance move) · fi sointi (modulation of the voice) · pl kadencja ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · fr cadence ((music) an embellished cadenza) · id kadensa (modulation of the voice) · gd dùnadh ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · de Rhythmus ((fencing) series of actions’ rhythm and sequence) · fi rytmi (number of steps per minute) · da kadence ((military) sung chant) · ro tact (measure or beat of movement) · ru пониже́ние (fall in inflection) · mi rauoro pārīrā ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · ru частота́ f педалирования ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · it cadenza (measure or beat of movement) · af toonval (balanced, rhythmic flow) · fi kadenssi ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · cs kadence ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · mk модула́ција (modulation of the voice) · de Tonfall (fall in inflection) · mi ia (measure or beat of movement) · mk па́ѓање (fall in inflection) · da rytme (number of steps per minute) · mi tatūnga ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · nn trakkfrekvens ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · mi ia (balanced, rhythmic flow) · pt ritmo (balanced, rhythmic flow) · mk такт (measure or beat of movement) · cy diweddeb ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · sv takt (measure or beat of movement) · cs závěr ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · it ritmo (balanced, rhythmic flow) · nn pedaltakt ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · mi tatūnga (measure or beat of movement) · mi tatūnga (fall in inflection) · de Rhythmus ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · fi rytmi (balanced, rhythmic flow) · fi kadenssi ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · nn pedaltakt ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · ro cadență (balanced, rhythmic flow) · de Pedaltakt ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · sv rytm (balanced, rhythmic flow) · de Kadenz (number of steps per minute) · nn tråkkfrekvens ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · fi tahti (number of steps per minute) · nl cadans (modulation of the voice) · nl cadans (balanced, rhythmic flow) · ro cadență ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · fi kadenssi (dance move) · ru каденция ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · bg такт (measure or beat of movement) · fr cadence (measure or beat of movement) · fi lopuke ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · es cadencia (measure or beat of movement) · de Rhythmus ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · de Kadenz ((music) an embellished cadenza) · eo kadenco (measure or beat of movement) · es cadencia (modulation of the voice) · ro ritm ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · uk каде́нція ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · tr ritim (balanced, rhythmic flow) · fi marssilaulu ((military) sung chant) · sv kadens ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · mi tatūnga (balanced, rhythmic flow) · ru каденс ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · nl cadans ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · sv röstsänkning (modulation of the voice) · eo kadenco ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · ro ritm (balanced, rhythmic flow) · de Kadenz ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · de Rhythmus (balanced, rhythmic flow) · es cadencia (balanced, rhythmic flow) · es cadencia ((music) chord progression concluding a section or piece) · ca cadència (balanced, rhythmic flow) · de Trittfrequenz ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · pt cadência (balanced, rhythmic flow) · da rytme ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute) · it passo (balanced, rhythmic flow) · mk спу́штање (fall in inflection) · it andamento (balanced, rhythmic flow) · pt pedalagem ((cycling) number of revolutions per minute)