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PULSATILE
Etymology
Adjective
pulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)
Pulsating; that pulses. [from 15th c.]
Characterized by pulses.
(music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"sa*tile, a. Etym: [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.]
1. Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument.
2. Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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