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diastolic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /daɪəˈstɒlɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒlɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: D AY2 AH0 S T AA1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a diastole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of diastolic blood pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English diastole Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diastolic From diastole + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diastòlic — pertaining to a diastole
  • Czech: diastolický — pertaining to a diastole
  • Danish: diastolisk — pertaining to a diastole
  • French: diastolique — pertaining to a diastole
  • Hungarian: diasztolés — pertaining to a diastole
  • Interlingua: diastolic — pertaining to a diastole
  • Italian: diastolico — pertaining to a diastole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: diastolisk — pertaining to a diastole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: diastolisk — pertaining to a diastole
  • Polish: rozkurczowy — pertaining to a diastole
  • Portuguese: diastólico — pertaining to a diastole
  • Romanian: diastolic — pertaining to a diastole
  • Russian: диастолический (diastoličeskij) — pertaining to a diastole
  • Spanish: diastólico — pertaining to a diastole
  • Swedish: diastolisk — pertaining to a diastole