rhythmics

[rith -miks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.

Also rhythmic.

Origin of rhythmics

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ics

rhythmic

[rith -mik]

adjective

cadenced; rhythmical.

noun

rhythmics.

Origin of rhythmic

1595–1605; < Late Latin rhythmicus < Greek rhythmikós. See rhythm, -ic

Related formshy·per·rhyth·mic, adjectivenon·rhyth·mic, adjectivesem·i·rhyth·mic, adjectiveun·rhyth·mic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rhythmics

Historical Examples of rhythmics

What right have people to sing who know nothing about rhythmics, melodies, dynamics?
Around The Tea-Table
T. De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for rhythmics

rhythmics

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement

rhythmic

rhythmical (ˈrɪðmɪkəl)

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring

Derived Formsrhythmically, adverbrhythmicity (rɪðˈmɪsɪtɪ), noun

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Word Origin and History for rhythmics

rhythmic

adj.

1560s, from French rhythmique or directly from Latin rhythmicus, from Greek rhythmikos, from rhythmos (see rhythm). Related: Rhythmical; rhythmically.