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ictus

/ˈɪktəs/

ictus noun: the pulse.

Noun

ictus (plural ictus or ictuses or ictusses)

  1. The pulse.
  2. A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
  3. The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
  4. In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.

ictus meaning in Tamil

ictus in Tamil

அழுத்தம், நாடித்துடுப்பு, திடீர் வலிப்பு

Forms of ictus

pluralictus
pluralictuses
pluralictusses

Origin of ictus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“to hit, strike”).

Words formed from ictus

Questions about ictus

What does ictus mean?
Ictus means the pulse.
What is ictus in Tamil?
Ictus in Tamil is அழுத்தம், நாடித்துடுப்பு, திடீர் வலிப்பு. See Ictus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ictus?
Ictus is a noun.
How do you pronounce ictus?
Ictus is pronounced /ˈɪktəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of ictus?
The plural of ictus is ictus.

Words near ictus in the dictionary

  1. ictogenicity
  2. ictometer
  3. ictometers
  4. ICTR
  5. ICTs
  6. ictus
  7. ictuses
  8. ictusses
  9. ICTV
  10. ICTY
  11. ictūs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ictus (page history and authors); ictus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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