chronotropic (B2)
adjective
Definition
Chronotropic means of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.
Examples
The writer described the response as chronotropic.
A chronotropic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became chronotropic after the announcement.
How to Use chronotropic
- chronotropic + noun (collocation)
- Use chronotropic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a chronotropic reaction."
- become chronotropic (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became chronotropic near the end."
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