Translate cadence | into Italian Definition of cadence
noun
1a modulation or inflection of the voice:the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and ordering of words and phrases in written text:the dry cadences of the essay a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence. rhythm:the thumping cadence of the engines try to vary your cadence during a run
2 Music a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase:the final cadences of the Prelude