systaltic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

systaltic (not comparable)

(biology) Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation.
the systaltic action of the heart
(music) Of Ancient Greek music: having a depressing influence.

Coordinate terms

(music): diastaltic, hesychastic

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “systaltic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)