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pulsation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pulsation

1
 n
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
2
 n
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pulsation
1

n the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Synonyms:
beat, heartbeat, pulse
Types:
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diastole
the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
systole
the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
pounding, throb, throbbing
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
extrasystole
a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia
Type of:
periodic event, recurrent event
an event that recurs at intervals

n a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

Type of:
phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2

n (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”
Synonyms:
impulse, pulse, pulsing
Type of:
undulation, wave
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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