cadence vs shipwreck

cadence

noun
  • The act or state of declining or sinking. 

  • The number of steps per minute. 

  • A 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. 

  • A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy. 

  • A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence. 

  • The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground 

  • The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions. 

  • A dance move which ends a phrase. 

  • The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle. 

  • The frequency of regular product releases. 

  • The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound. 

  • Balanced, rhythmic flow. 

  • A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call. 

  • The measure or beat of movement. 

  • Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse. 

  • cadency 

verb
  • To give structure to. 

  • To give a cadence to. 

shipwreck

noun
  • destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss 

  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. 

  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy. 

verb
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap. 

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