Definition von „ictus“ auf Englisch

noun

1. The pulse.

2. (medicine) A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.

3. (prosody) The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.

4. (music) In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.