BIORHYTHMICS Synonyms

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

• very tired

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• a series of poems or songs on the same theme

• a periodically repeated sequence of events

• the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

• a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

• cause to go through a recurring sequence

• pass through a cycle

• ride a motorcycle

• ride a bicycle

• recur in repeating sequences

• the quality of recurring at regular intervals

• a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles

• the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• recurring at regular intervals

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

• natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

• (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern