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systaltic

systaltic adjective: capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.

Adjective

systaltic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.
    • the systaltic action of the heart
  2. (Ancient Greece) In Ancient Greek music: having a depressing influence.

systaltic meaning in Tamil

systaltic in Tamil

விரிந்து சுருங்குகிற, விரிந்து சுருங்கித் துடிதுடிக்கிற

Origin of systaltic

From Latin systalticus (“drawing together”), from Ancient Greek συσταλτικός (sustaltikós), from συστέλλω (sustéllō). Compare systole.

Words formed from systaltic

Questions about systaltic

What does systaltic mean?
Systaltic means capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.
What is systaltic in Tamil?
Systaltic in Tamil is விரிந்து சுருங்குகிற, விரிந்து சுருங்கித் துடிதுடிக்கிற. See Systaltic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is systaltic?
Systaltic is an adjective.

Words near systaltic in the dictionary

  1. syssels
  2. syssitia
  3. syssitias
  4. syst
  5. syst.
  6. systaltic
  7. systases
  8. systasis
  9. systatic
  10. system
  11. system administrator

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