Associations to the word «Pulsation»

PULSATION, noun. The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. [from 15th c.]

PULSATION, noun. Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc. [from 17th c.]

PULSATION, noun. (now rare) Physical striking; a blow. [from 17th c.]

PULSATION, noun. A single beat, throb or vibration. [from 19th c.]

PULSATION, 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.

PULSATION, noun. The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart".