pulsatile

English

Etymology

From post-classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pulsatilis, from the participle stem of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pulsāre (“to pulse”).

Adjective

pulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)

1. Pulsating; that pulses. [from 15th c.]
   • 2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151:

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

2. Characterized by pulses.
3. (music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.

Translations

pulsating or vibrating

• Spanish: pulsátil m
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characterized by pulses

• Spanish: pulsátil m
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