counterbeat en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + beat.
Meanings
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A beat that runs counter to another.
At the same time there’s a counterbeat of tension.
2009 March 20, Holland Cotter, “Cutting Modernism’s Big Cube Down to Size”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterbeats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |