ictus

an epileptic seizure. a stroke, especially a cerebrovascular accident.

An ictus is defined by the rebound, by the change of direction in the pattern at the exact moment of the beat. Singers live from ictus to ictus - this is where their activity takes place. Their response to your gesture begins on one ictus point and ends on the next.

Etymology. From Latin ictus (“a blow”), from īco (“I hit, strike, or smite”; “I stab or sting”).

Examples from the Collins Corpus Other autonomic manifestations included mydriasis, pallor, cyanosis, tachypnea, hypersalivation, and perspiration at various stages of the ictus.

The ictuses are usually filled up by phonologically marked syllables (long ones as in ancient Greek or Latin verse, or stressed ones, as in English, German or Russian verse), while non-ictuses – by phonologically non-marked syllables (short or unstressed).

The term stroke, derived from the Latin word ictus meaning 'a blow', is used to describe the consequences when an area of the brain suffers a sudden interruption in blood flow (ischaemic stroke, 85% of cases) or a burst artery or vein (haemorrhagic stroke, 15% of cases).

The term stroke, derived from the Latin word ictus meaning 'a blow', is used to describe the consequences when an area of the brain suffers a sudden interruption in blood flow (ischaemic stroke, 85% of cases) or a burst artery or vein (haemorrhagic stroke, 15% of cases).

Tempo is the unit of measure for beats. For example: 120BPM is the tempo and the tempo is measured as having 120 beats within a minute. Think of it as the speed of that music is played at.

“Diversion of the blow.”A harm accidentally inflicted on a party as a result of an action directed at a different party. ...

Noun He set a good example for the rest of us. She gave several examples to show that the program is effective. We've chosen three examples of contemporary architecture for closer study.

Ictus and Non-Ictus. According to Tarlinskaja (1976: 2) “[t]he strong position [in meter] is called the ictus (conventionally designated by [–]), the weak position is called the non-ictus (conventionally designated [∪]). The strong position equals one syllable, the weak position 1-2 syllables.

Cardiac arrhythmias (particularly atrial fibrillation), dilated cardiomyopathy or heart valve abnormalities can produce blood clots inside the heart. The blood clot can travel through the arteries up to the brain; once there, it may block an artery and cause a stroke.