pulsatile
English edit
Etymology edit
From post-classical Latin pulsatilis, from the participle stem of Latin pulsāre (“to pulse”).
Adjective edit
pulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)
- 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.
- 2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 151:
- Characterized by pulses.
- (music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.
Translations edit
pulsating or vibrating
French edit
Etymology edit
By surface analysis, pulsation + -ile.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pyl.sa.til/
- Homophone: pulsatiles
Adjective edit
pulsatile (plural pulsatiles)
Noun edit
pulsatile f (plural pulsatiles)
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Further reading edit
- “pulsatile” in Cordial.
- “pulsatile” in L’Internaute.
- “pulsatile” in Le Dictionnaire.
- “pulsatile” in the Grand Dictionnaire terminologique (GDT) of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF, Quebec Board of the French Language).
- “pulsatile” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “pulsatile” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- pulsatile in Reverso Context (French-English)
- "pulsatile" in Reverso.
- “pulsatile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
By surface analysis, pulsare, pulsato + -ile.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pulsatile (plural pulsatili)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- pulsatile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- pulsatile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- pulsàtile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- pulsatile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana