PULSATION

• (noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

  "he could feel the beat of her heart"

  synonyms : beat , heartbeat , pulse

  Placing two fingers on the radial artery on the wrist enables one to feel one’s pulse. -added by naila_inlas

• (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"

  synonyms : impulse , pulse , pulsing

  He plugged the equipment into a standard electrical socket in order to emit an ultrasonic sound and an electromagnetic pulse. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

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