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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