Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

pulsation Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
pulsation
noun(pul-sa-tion)
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Synonyms: beat, heartbeat, pulse,
pulsation
noun(pul-sa-tion)
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Synonyms: impulse, pulse, pulsing,
Examples:
The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star.
pulsation
noun(pul-sa-tion)
a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

Words Related to pulsation!

pulsing, pulse, heartbeat, impulse, beat, pulser, gamma, ripple, keystroke, touch, push, impetus, expansile, press, vibration, oscillation, palpitation, excitation, angular velocity, pulse rate, expiratory, electromotive force, crepitus, plasmon, venturi, quasiparticle, torsion, inspiratory, airflows, intraventricular, directivity, pulsific, peristalsis, ionisation, compensator, osmotic pressure, magnetic flux, diffusivity, systole, upstroke, toroid, harmonics, sinusoid, diastole, distension, insufflation, stiction, sine wave, mitral stenosis, depolarization, conductance, exhalation, corona discharge, vaporisation, demagnetization, downstroke, waviness, inhomogeneity, supersolid, adiabatic, inductances, respirations, valsalva maneuver, semicircular canal, tremolos, magnetization, lordosis, dephasing, transducer, lavage, magnetoresistance, actuation, magnetic dipole, enthalpy, kickdown, atrioventricular, vibratility, flanging, valving, microphonic, laminar flow, millivolt, vasodilation, sibilance, cogging, autoregulation, ammeter, diuresis, compressibility, hysteresis, condenser microphone, diffusion coefficient, hemodynamics, amplitudes, acoustic impedance, angulation, oxyhemoglobin, phonon, phototransistor, polyuria,

pulsation Examples by Brain Bank Users