Cadence

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