arrhythmic

Thân thiện

The patient's arrhythmic heartbeat was detected on the monitor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking a steady or regular rhythm: Describes something that does not have a consistent, predictable, or orderly pattern of movement or occurrence.
   • Without regard for rhythm: Describes an action performed without attention to or in disregard of a musical or natural beat.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with an arrhythmic heartbeat. (The patient's heart was beating in an irregular, unsteady pattern.)
  • The drummer's arrhythmic pounding was jarring to the other musicians. (The drummer's beats were inconsistent and disregarded the established tempo.)
  • Her breathing became shallow and arrhythmic during the panic attack. (Her breaths were irregular and lacked a steady pattern.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Technical Context: Most commonly used in medical contexts, particularly cardiology, to describe an irregular heart rhythm (e.g., arrhythmic contraction, arrhythmic pulse).
  • The ECG monitor displayed clearly arrhythmic activity.
• Aesthetic/Musical Criticism: Used to critique art, music, or movement that intentionally or unintentionally lacks a perceivable rhythmic structure.
  • The composer's late work is characterized by arrhythmic, fragmented phrases.

Variants and Related Words

• Arrhythmia (noun): A condition characterized by an irregular heart rhythm.
  • Atrial fibrillation is a common type of cardiac arrhythmia.
• Arrhythmically (adverb): In an arrhythmic manner.
  • The leaves fluttered arrhythmically in the gusty wind.

Synonyms

• Irregular: Not even or balanced in shape, arrangement, or occurrence.
• Unsteady: Not regular in pattern, pace, or rhythm; fluctuating.
• Jerky: Characterized by abrupt, irregular movements.
• Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Antonyms

• Rhythmic: Having or relating to rhythm.
• Regular: Arranged or recurring in a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.
• Steady: Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving; regular and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This word is highly technical/specific and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without regard for rhythm
2. lacking a steady rhythm
   • an arrhythmic heartbeat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arrhythmical
• jerking
• jerky