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Beat
[band] Beat were a Finnish band who represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1990. The group performed the song Fri? (Free?) in Swedish and finished 21st out of 22 countries, scoring 8 points. The group was composed of members Janne Engblom, Kim Engblom, Tina Krausen and Tina Pet...
Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(band)
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Beat
The basic unit of musical time. Beats are normally grouped together into regular groups called bars, and depending on how beats are accented different characteristic rhythms will result.
Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/glossary/b.shtml
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Beat
The rhythmic or musical quality of a poem. In metrical verse, this is determined by the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. However, free verse often features a beat e.g. the work of Walt Whitman. Beat is one of the main things distinguishing poetry from prose.
Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm
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beat
[n] - a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies 2. [n] - a regular route for a sentry or policeman 3. [n] - the sound of stroke or blow 4. [n] - a regular rate of repetition 5. [n] - a stroke or blow 6. [n] - the act of beat...
Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=beat
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Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Found op http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm
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Beat
The ‘tick` of a clock or watch, produced as a pallet comes into contact with the escape-wheel.
Found op http://www.timtemplewatches.com/information_watch_dictionary1.html
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Beat
crisp striking movement of the opponent's blade creating a deflection, or obtaining a reaction; used as a preparation
Found op http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fencing.html?PageID=118
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Beat
an attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible
Found op http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm
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Beat
Beat (bēt) transitive verb [ imperfect Beat ; past participle Beat , Beaten ; present participle & verbal noun Beating .] [ Middle English
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/26
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Beat
Beat intransitive verb 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. « The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. » 2. To move with pulsation or throbbin...
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/26
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Beat
Beat noun 1. A stroke; a blow. « He, with a careless beat , Struck out the mute creation at a heat. Dryden. » 2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of ...
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/26
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Beat
Beat adjective Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted. [ Colloq.] « Quite beat , and very much vexed and disappointed. Dickens. »
Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/26
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