transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈri-thəm ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French rhythme, from Latin rhythmus, from Greek rhythmos, probably from rhein to flow — more at stream
Date: 1560
1.
a. : an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech
b. : a particular example or form of rhythm
iambic rhythm
2.
a. : the aspect of music comprising all the elements (as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement
b. : a characteristic rhythmic pattern
rumba rhythm
also : meter I,2
c. : the group of instruments in a band supplying the rhythm — called also rhythm section
3.
a. : movement, fluctuation, or variation marked by the regular recurrence or natural flow of related elements
the rhythm s of country life
b. : the repetition in a literary work of phrase, incident, character type, or symbol
4. : a regularly recurrent quantitative change in a variable biological process
a circadian rhythm
— compare biorhythm
5. : the effect created by the elements in a play, movie, or novel that relate to the temporal development of the action
6. : rhythm method