"pulsatile" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pulsatile [comparative], most pulsatile [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la-med|pulsātilis}} Medieval Latin pulsātilis, {{uder|en|la|pulsō}} Latin pulsō Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulsatile (comparative more pulsatile, superlative most pulsatile)
  1. Pulsatinig; that pulses.
    Sense id: en-pulsatile-en-adj-LVWJzrTb
  2. Characterized by pulses. Translations (characterized by pulses): polsant (Catalan), pulsátil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pulsatile-en-adj-Ii6-zCeA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 54 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 54 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 58 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 53 30 7 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 56 33 5 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 61 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 65 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 70 20 Disambiguation of 'characterized by pulses': 9 89 2
  3. (music) Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.
    Sense id: en-pulsatile-en-adj-SImb6rUH Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonpulsatile, pulsatile tinnitus Translations (pulsating or vibrating): polsant (Catalan), pulsatile (French), pulsatile (Italian), pulsátil (Portuguese), pulsátil (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'pulsating or vibrating': 37 41 22
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