English noun: pulsation |
1. | pulsation (event) (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
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| Samples | The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star.
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| Synonyms | impulse, pulse, pulsing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | undulation, wave |
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| Domain category | electronics |
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2. | pulsation (phenomenon) a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | phenomenon |
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3. | pulsation (event) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
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| Samples | He could feel the beat of her heart.
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| Synonyms | beat, heartbeat, pulse |
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| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | diastole, pounding, systole, throb, throbbing |
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