pace vs rhythm

pace

noun
  • Speed or velocity in general. 

  • Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait. 

  • The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. 

  • A group of donkeys. 

  • Easter. 

  • A step taken with the foot. 

  • A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet. 

  • A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. 

adj
  • Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls. 

prep
  • With all due respect to. 

verb
  • To set the speed in a race. 

  • To measure by walking. 

  • To walk back and forth in a small distance. 

rhythm

noun
  • The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event. 

  • A specifically defined pattern of such variation. 

  • A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process. 

  • Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates. 

  • The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. 

  • A flow, repetition or regularity. 

  • The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble. 

  • A person's natural feeling for rhythm. 

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