rhythmics

American

[rith-miks] / ˈrɪð mɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.

rhythmics British

/ ˈrɪðmɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement

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Etymology

Origin of rhythmics

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ics

Example Sentences

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Featuring the flexible tenor inventions of Joe Henderson and the thoughtful suspensions of Pianist McCoy Tyner, the quintet favors an ambiance of melodic continuity set to disciplined rhythmics.

From Time Magazine Archive

What right have people to sing who know nothing about rhythmics, melodies, dynamics?

From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

The swing of the planets around the sun; the rise and fall of the sea; the beating of the heart; the ebb and flow of the tide; all follow rhythmics laws.

From The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by Atkinson, William Walker

Perhaps not all my myriad rhymes, But all my rhythmics sixty times.

From My Life as an Author by Tupper, Martin Farquhar

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