diastole

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.

   “[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: For neither could I rightly diſtinguiſh, vvhich vvay the Diaſtole and Systole came to be, nor vvhen nor vvhere the dilation and conſtriction had its exiſtence.”

2. isim The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.

   “1815 March and June, On the Greek and Latin Accents, The Classical Journal, Volume XI, page 81, I have inserted diastole which is omitted in Putschius, an insertion which both the complement, and the subsequent text make necessary.”

3. isim The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.