† ˈpulsiloge Obs.
[ad. mod.L. pulsilogium, f. puls-us pulse n.1, after horologium, horologe.]
(See quots.)
| [1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Pulsilogium, a name given by authors to a pulse-watch, or instrument to measure the celerity of the pulse.] 1812 Edin. Rev. XX. 185 Sanctorio..applied the pendulum to determine the quickness of the pulse, forming what he called a pulsiloge, in which the string suspending a ball was gradually shortened, till its vibrations corresponded with the beats. |