Downbeat
Related Definitions
[n] the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
Related Terms
arsis, bar beat, beat, bout, Cassandra-like, Cassandran, Cassandrian, circle, circuit, course, cycle, cynical, defeatist, diastole, dismal, gloomy, negative, negativistic, nihilistic, offbeat, pessimist, pessimistic, pulsation, pulse, revolution, rotation