Definitions
1.nounThe act or state of declining or sinking.
2.nounBalanced, rhythmic flow.
3.nounThe measure or beat of movement.
4.nounThe general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
5.nounA progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
6.nounA cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
7.noun(speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
8.nounA dance move which ends a phrase."The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence."
9.nounThe rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
10.noun(running) The number of steps per minute.
11.nounThe number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
12.nounA chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
13.nounCadency
14.noun(horse-riding) Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
15.verbTo give a cadence to.
16.verbTo give structure to.