rhythmics

[ rith -miks ]
/ ˈrɪð mɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.

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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Also rhythmic.

Origin of rhythmics

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ics

Words nearby rhythmics

rhythm-and-blues, rhythmic, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmical, rhythmicity, rhythmics, rhythmist, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, rhytidosis, rhyton

Definition for rhythmics (2 of 2)

rhythmic
[ rith -mik ]
/ ˈrɪð mɪk /

adjective

cadenced; rhythmical.

noun

rhythmics.

Origin of rhythmic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rhythmic

hy·per·rhyth·mic, adjectivenon·rhyth·mic, adjectivesem·i·rhyth·mic, adjectiveun·rhyth·mic, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for 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 (1 of 2)

rhythmics
/ (ˈrɪðmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement

British Dictionary definitions for rhythmics (2 of 2)

rhythmic

rhythmical (ˈrɪðmɪkəl)

/ (ˈrɪðmɪk) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of rhythmic

rhythmically, adverbrhythmicity (rɪðˈmɪsɪtɪ), noun
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