repeatingpart

noun
UK /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ pɑːt/
US /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ pɑːrt/

A repeating part is a piece of something that happens again and again.

The drum beat has a repeating part that comes back every few seconds.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In music, a section of a song that is played or sung more than once.

The repeating part of the song is easy for everyone to sing along.

3. In math, a block of digits that keeps coming back in a decimal.

In 0.333..., the repeating part is just the digit 3.

4. A piece of a machine or design that appears many times in the same shape.

The wallpaper has a repeating part shaped like a small star.