beat | n 1. stroke, blow (as on a drum) paluan, pukulan; 2. sound made by stroke, bunyi + approp n: the ~ of the drum, bunyi pukulan gendang; the ~ of marching feet, bunyi hentakan kaki orang berkawat; 3. (of the heart) pulsation, degup; 4. (mus) rentak: they danced to the ~ of the gamelan, mereka menari mengikut rentak gamelan; there are four ~s to a bar, ada empat rentak pd satu bar; 5. (poet.) metrical stress, rentak; 6. assigned round, route of policeman, etc, rondaan; 7. (phys) rentak; 8. (in hunting) area scoured in search of game, /kawasan, tempat/ perburuan; 9. beatnik, bitnik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
antiphonal | adj 1. sung alternately, antifon: ~ singing, nyanyian antifon; 2. responsive, menyambut: the blare of trumpets is ~ to the beating of drums, bunyi trompet menyambut bunyi paluan gendang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |