ictus

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Synonyms: rictus, actus, victus, icus, icts, ictu

Antonyms: rictus, actus, victus, icus, icts, ictu

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[pulse]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[sudden]] [[attack]], [[blow]], [[stroke]], or [[seizure]], as in a [[sunstroke]], the [[sting]] of an [[insect]], [[pulsation]] of an [[artery]], etc.
3. {{lb|en|prosody}} The [[stress]] of [[voice]] laid upon an accented [[syllable]] of a word. Compare {{m|en|arsis}}.
4. {{lb|en|music}} In [[conduct]]ing, the indication of a musical event, most often the [[beat]] of the [[tempo]] or the entry of a [[section]] of the [[orchestra]].

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