rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
rhythm regular recurrence | recurring at regular intervals |
cardiac rhythm heart rhythm | the rhythm of a beating heart |
atrioventricular nodal rhythm nodal rhythm | the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node |
rhythm and blues R and B | a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians, an important precursor of rock 'n' roll |
rhythm speech rhythm | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements, the rhythm of Frost's poetry |
rhythm beat musical rhythm | the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, the piece has a fast rhythm, the conductor set the beat |
poetic rhythm rhythmic pattern prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
sprung rhythm | a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech |
percussion section percussion rhythm section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |
rhythm and blues musician | a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music |
alpha rhythm alpha wave | the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed, occurs with a frequency of - hertz |
beta rhythm beta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert, occurs with a frequency between andhertz |
delta rhythm delta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep, occurs with high voltage and low frequency ( to hertz) |
theta rhythm theta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy, occurs with low frequency and low amplitude |
gallop rhythm cantering rhythm | cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound, can indicate a heart abnormality |
circadian rhythm | a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms |
cycle rhythm round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, the never-ending cycle of the seasons |