Definition of Cadence

Cadence

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