Meaning & Definition of Rhythm in English

1. The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• "The piece has a fast rhythm"

• "The conductor set the beat"

2. Recurring at regular intervals

3. An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• "The never-ending cycle of the seasons"

4. The arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

• "The rhythm of frost's poetry"

5. Natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)