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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2 April 2025

COVERT

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