rhythm method of birth control — noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) • Syn: ↑rhythm method, ↑rhythm, ↑calendar method of… … Useful english dictionary
Rhythm (disambiguation) — Rhythm is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events.The word can also refer to: * Rhythm (film), a popular Tamil film * A song by Sum 41, from their album All Killer No Filler * Rhythm (horse), a… … Wikipedia
rhythm method — rhythm .method n [singular] a method of ↑birth control which depends on having sex only at a time when the woman is not likely to become ↑pregnant … Dictionary of contemporary English
rhythm method — rhythm ,method noun uncount a method of BIRTH CONTROL that involves a man and a woman not having sex during the time of the month when the woman is likely to become pregnant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rhythm method — n. a method of seeking birth control by abstaining from sexual intercourse during the woman s probable monthly ovulation period … English World dictionary
rhythm — (n.) 1550s, from L. rhythmus movement in time, from Gk. rhythmos measured flow or movement, rhythm, related to rhein to flow, from PIE root *sreu to flow (see RHEUM (Cf. rheum)). In Medieval Latin, rithmus was used for accentual, as opposed to… … Etymology dictionary
rhythm method — rhythm′ meth od n. pha a method of birth control by abstaining from sexual intercourse when ovulation is most likely to occur • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
rhythm method — noun natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑rhythm method of birth control,… … Useful english dictionary
method — n. 1) to apply, employ, use a method 2) to adopt a method 3) to give up, scrap a method 4) an antiquated, obsolete; crude; infallible, sure; modern, up to date; refined, sophisticated; sound; unorthodox method 5) the case; deductive; inductive;… … Combinatory dictionary
Rhythm — For other uses, see Rhythm (disambiguation). Rhythm, a sequence in time repeated, featured in dance: an early moving picture demonstrates the waltz … Wikipedia
