Definitions

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  • adjective not rhythmic.

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  • adjective Not having rhythm; irregular.

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  • adjective deliberately not rhythmic

Etymologies

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un- +‎ rhythmic

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Examples

  • But Pentecostals rejected the starchy hymns, nonrhythmic accompaniment, and nonimprovisational singing of these established denominations.

    FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010

  • If your sounds are high-pitched, frantic, or nonrhythmic, your support team should guide you to make low-pitched rhythmic sounds instead.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • If your sounds are high-pitched, frantic, or nonrhythmic, your support team should guide you to make low-pitched rhythmic sounds instead.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • He could see his breath in the air, frustrated bursts of whiteness blown out in nonrhythmic spurts.

    Shooting Star Fredrick McKissack Jr. 2009

  • He could see his breath in the air, frustrated bursts of whiteness blown out in nonrhythmic spurts.

    Shooting Star Fredrick McKissack Jr. 2009

  • He could see his breath in the air, frustrated bursts of whiteness blown out in nonrhythmic spurts.

    Shooting Star Fredrick McKissack Jr. 2009

  • He could see his breath in the air, frustrated bursts of whiteness blown out in nonrhythmic spurts.

    Shooting Star Fredrick McKissack Jr. 2009

  • For example, this figure shows FFT results for people dancing to nonrhythmic and rhythmic music; although there is no peak in the former, it shows up clearly in the latter, indicating that the dancers are synchronizing to a definite tempo that corresponds to the BPM (beats-per-minute) of the music being played.

    Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Smart Mob Sensors For Ravers! 2003

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the walls of the upper chambers of the heart the left and right atria start to contract in a rapid, nonrhythmic beat.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Atrial fibrillation occurs when the walls of the upper chambers of the heart the left and right atria start to contract in a rapid, nonrhythmic beat.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

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