noun
Meaning 1
The pulse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ictus
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: ĭkʹtəs
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UK: /ˈɪktəs/
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homophone: ichthus
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homophone: ichthys
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UK: ĭkʹto͞os
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UK: /ˈɪktuːs/
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noun
Meaning 2
A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 5
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he suffered an epileptic seizure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seizure, raptus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack
Narrower terms: convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus, absence, absence seizure
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“to hit, strike”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: ictus — stroke
Real reading context