(physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries. / (prosody) A shortening of a naturally long vowel.

plural of systole

Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction / (computing) Relating to a systolic array / (mathematics) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

(medicine, colloquial) Short for systolic blood pressure.

In a systolic manner.

plural of systolic

(computing) Conversion to systolic form

(computing) In parallel computer architectures, a homogeneous network of tightly coupled data processing units (DPUs), each of which independently computes a partial result as a function of the data received from its upstream neighbors, stores the result within itself, and passes it downstream.

plural of systolic array

(physiology) The highest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring during each heart beat, because of the systole.