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PULSATION
pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
(noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; “he could feel the beat of her heart”
pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse
(noun) (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”
pulsation
(noun) a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pulsation (countable and uncountable, plural pulsations)
The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. [from 15th c.]
Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc. [from 17th c.]
(now rare) Physical striking; a blow. [from 17th c.]
A single beat, throb or vibration. [from 19th c.]
Anagrams
• platinous
Source: Wiktionary
Pul*sa"tion, n. Etym: [L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse.
2. A single beat or throb of a series.
3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds.
4. (Law)
Definition: Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery. By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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