pulsation

UK /pʌlˈseɪʃn̩/ US /pəlˈseɪʃən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.

Pulsation had ceased. For three days the body was preserved unburied, during which it had acquired a stony rigidity.

2

Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.

Lo! as a dove when up she springs ⁠To bear thro’ Heaven a tale of woe, ⁠Some dolorous message knit below The wild pulsation of her wings; Like her I go; I cannot stay; ⁠I leave this mortal ark behind […]

3

The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.

4

Physical striking; a blow.

By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited.

5

A single beat, throb or vibration.

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