English dictionary

pulsation

/p/@/l's/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.event

Examples
The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star.

Synonyms impulse pulse pulsing

Source: WordNet 3.0
a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

noun.phenomenon

Source: WordNet 3.0
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

noun.event

Synonyms beat heartbeat pulse

Source: WordNet 3.0
A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse.

noun

Source: webster1913