rhythmic
adjective /ˈrɪðmɪk/
/ˈrɪðmɪk/
(also less frequent rhythmical
/ˈrɪðmɪkl/
/ˈrɪðmɪkl/
)- having a regular pattern of sounds, movements or events
- music with a fast, rhythmic beat
- Do the exercises with slow, rhythmic movements.
- the rhythmic ticking of the clock
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRhythmic is used with these nouns:- beat
- breathing
- gymnastics
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French rhythmique or via Latin from Greek rhuthmikos, from rhuthmos (related to rhein ‘to flow’).