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ictuses

ictuses is the plural of ictus.

Meaning of ictus

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.

Questions about ictuses

What is ictuses the plural of?
Ictuses is the plural of ictus.

Words near ictuses in the dictionary

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

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