ictus

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

apoplexie

attaque

👊

ictus

Synonymes

seizure

raptus

fit

bout

clack

intonation

knock

outbreak

paroxysm

pitch

scene

spot

stopper

strain

take

ton

tonality

tone

touch

tuna

coin money

showstopper

stress

accent

show-stopper

bang

beat

Traductions

ictus

κτύπος

attacco

👊

polsslag

convulsão

ataque

👊

crisis

rapto

τόνος

ictus

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɪktəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“I hit, strike”).