Index of English words, starting with "sy"

(1) - Systole (n.) The contraction of the heart and arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up; -- correlative to diastole.
(2) - Systole (n.) The shortening of the long syllable.

(1) - Systolic (a.) Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting; esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic murmur.

(1) - Systyle (n.) A systyle temple or other edifice.
(2) - Systyle (a.) Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; -- said of a portico or building. See Intercolumniation.