Rhythmic Unit

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RU
Pronunciation
/ˈrɪðmɪk ˈjunɪt/
Category
Community
Related Field
Music

Examples in Context

  1. The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
  2. This paper takes an emphasis on the analysis of the duration and pitch of the basic rhythmic unit ( BRU ) and the cross-rhythmic unit ( CRU ) at different positions in the utterances.
  3. Through the infrared spectroscopic and electron microprobe analysis of the small-scale 6th rhythmic unit, the content of catios and anions was determined.
  4. The investigation of the CCTV feature-programme titles shows that the commonest ones are those of the modifier modified word structure in tetrad pattern, whose basic rhythmic unit is disyllabic foot.

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