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pulsatile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
pul-satile
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pulsating; that pulses.

adj

Characterized by pulses.

adj

Of a musical instrument: played by striking or beating.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.

Inflected Forms

more pulsatile (comparative) most pulsatile (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpulsatile

Phrases

pulsatile tinnitus

Questions

What does pulsatile mean?
Pulsating; that pulses.
Where does pulsatile come from?
From Medieval Latin pulsātilis, Latin pulsō + -ilis.

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