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pulsation

noun
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As a noun, pulsation means the regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body.

Meanings of pulsation

7 meanings

noun

  1. The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.

  2. Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.

  3. now rarePhysical striking; a blow.

  4. A single beat, throb or vibration.

  5. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

    “the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star”

    Similar: pulsing, pulse, impulse

  6. A periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

  7. The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

    “he could feel the beat of her heart”

    Similar: pulse, heartbeat, beat

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electr…
pulsingpulseimpulse
noun: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries wi…
pulseheartbeatbeat

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