Definition of cadence

• n. - The act or state of declining or sinking.
• n. - A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
• n. - A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
• n. - Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
• n. - See Cadency.
• n. - Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
• n. - A uniform time and place in marching.
• n. - The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
• n. - A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
• v. t. - To regulate by musical measure.
• n. - The act or state of declining or sinking.
• n. - A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
• n. - A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
• n. - Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
• n. - See Cadency.
• n. - Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
• n. - A uniform time and place in marching.
• n. - The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
• n. - A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
• v. t. - To regulate by musical measure.