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