1. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; - Example: "the piece has a fast rhythm" - Example: "the conductor set the beat" [syn: rhythm, beat, musical rhythm]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
musical rhythm
n 1: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has
a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn:
rhythm, beat, musical rhythm]