pulsatile

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adjective

Pulsating; that pulses; pulsatory.

OriginMedieval Latin pulsātilis ← Latin pulsō →
UncommonFirst used 15th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivepulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)

comparative more pulsatile · superlative most pulsatile

  1. Pulsating; that pulses; pulsatory.First known use 15th c.

    The Conglomerate itself was a pulsatile labyrinth of muscle, gelatinous pockets and hanging ganglion.

    2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151
  2. Characterized by pulses.
  3. entertainmentOf a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.

Origin

  1. Latinpulsō
  2. Medieval Latinpulsātilis
  3. Englishpulsatile

From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.

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Translations

Catalan polsant, polsant
  • polsantpulsating or vibrating
  • polsantcharacterized by pulses
French pulsatile
  • pulsatilepulsating or vibrating
Italian pulsatile
  • pulsatilepulsating or vibrating
Portuguese pulsátil
  • pulsátilpulsating or vibrating
Spanish pulsátil, pulsátil
  • pulsátilpulsating or vibrating
  • pulsátilcharacterized by pulses
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Chicago

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