rhythmics

[rith -miks] /ˈrɪð mɪks/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.
Also, rhythmic.
Origin
1860-65; rhythm + -ics

rhythmic

[rith -mik] /ˈrɪð mɪk/
adjective
1.
cadenced; rhythmical.
noun
2.
rhythmics.
Origin
1595-1605; < Late Latin rhythmicus < Greek rhythmikós. See rhythm, -ic
Related forms
hyperrhythmic, adjective
nonrhythmic, adjective
semirhythmic, adjective
unrhythmic, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for rhythmics

rhythmics

/ˈrɪðmɪks/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) the study of rhythmic movement

rhythmic

/ˈrɪðmɪk/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring
Derived Forms
rhythmically, adverb
rhythmicity (rɪðˈmɪsɪtɪ) noun
Word Origin and History for rhythmics

rhythmic

adj.

1560s, from French rhythmique or directly from Latin rhythmicus, from Greek rhythmikos, from rhythmos (see rhythm). Related: Rhythmical; rhythmically.