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Definition of pulsation

the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
(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"
a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

Similar Words: pulse, heartbeat, beat, pulsing, impulse

Hyponyms: diastole, systole, throb, throbbing, pounding

Derivational Morphology: beat, pound, thump, pulsate, throb, pulse

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