eurythmy

• eurhythmy

From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).

eurythmy (countable and uncountable, plural eurythmies)

1. The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
2. Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
   • 1988 December 11, Cheryl Clarke, “Still Shouting Down The Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7:

     For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation.

3. (medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.