Nearby Words

palpitation

[pal-pi-tey-shuhn] Origin

pal·pi·ta·tion

[pal-pi-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of palpitating.
2.
an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin palpitātiōn- (stem of palpitātiō) a throbbing. See palpitate, -ion
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To palpitation

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Palpitation is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Collins
World English Dictionary
palpitate (ˈpælpɪˌteɪt)
 
vb
1.  (of the heart) to beat with abnormal rapidity
2.  to flutter or tremble
 
[C17: from Latin palpitāre to throb, from palpāre to stroke]
 
'palpitant
 
adj
 
palpi'tation
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

palpitation
late 15c., from M.Fr. palpitation, from L. palpitationem (nom. palpitatio), from palpitare "to throb, to flutter," freq. of palpare "touch gently, stroke" (see feel (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

palpitation pal·pi·ta·tion (pāl'pĭ-tā'shən)
n.
Perceptible forcible pulsation of the heart, usually with an increase in frequency or force, with or without irregularity in rhythm.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature