pulsatile
English
Etymology
From post-classical Latin pulsatilis, from the participle stem of Latin pulsāre (“to pulse”).
Adjective
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.
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