PULSATION


Meaning of PULSATION in English

ˌpəlˈsāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin pulsation-, pulsatio, from pulsatus (past participle of pulsare to beat, strike) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at push

1.

a. : a beating or throbbing especially of the heart or of an artery

b. : a single beat of the heart or pulse

2.

a. : rhythmical throbbing, contraction and expansion, moving, vibration, or undulation

long heavy pulsation of aeroplanes passing over — Angela Thirkell

a pulsation of the star as a whole — Leon Campbell & L.G.Jacchia

at low frequencies, such as 10 per sec., pulsation is sensed rather than vibration — R.S.Woodworth

a slow pulsation , like the quiver of invisible wings, in the air — Ellen Glasgow

b. : a distinct step in such a series of rhythmical movements : beat , vibration

two pulsations of continental glaciation — J.C.Frye & A.B.Leonard

the island was elevated in a series of pulsations — D.J.Miller

in the course of these pulsations in dominance the male may not actually move up the social scale — W.C.Allee

the pulsations of its engine had died away — Arnold Bennett

3. : a periodically recurring alternate increase and decrease of pressure, volume, voltage, or other quantity

4. Roman law : a touching of another's body willfully or in anger

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