backbeats

noun

plural of backbeat
as in rhythms

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  1. rhythms
  2. cadences
  3. meters
Noun
  • The hospital has also successfully used AI to analyze patients’ heart rhythms to tell whether someone could develop atrial fibrillation, a condition that can cause blood clots and strokes.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Hip-hop is their common language, but Robinson is also fluent in blues and spirituals while Quijada speaks forcefully through Mexican folk rhythms.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of rhythms
Noun
  • Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • The model version, the data, the tool configuration, the agent memory, the identity context – all of it lives in different places, captured at different cadences, often owned by different teams.
    — Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of cadences
Noun
  • The depth camera provided detailed information about nearby obstacles, while the LiDAR allowed the robot to detect terrain several meters ahead, giving it enough time to plan its movements at high speed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • In August 2018, Javier Ardines was found dead 100 meters from his home.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of meters
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