4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse. Golden cadence of poesy. Shak. If in any composition much attention was paid to the flow of the rhythm, it was said (at least in the 14th and 15th centuries) to be "prosed in faire cadence." Dr. Guest.
5. (Her.)
Defn: See Cadency.
6. (Man.)
Defn: Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
7. (Mil.)
Defn: A uniform time and place in marching.
8. (Mus.) (a) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord. (b) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy. Imperfect cadence. (Mus.) See under Imperfect.
CADENCE
Ca"dence, v. t.
Defn: To regulate by musical measure.
These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. Philips.