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pulsation
noun
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
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pʌlˈseɪʃn̩
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noun
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
“He could feel the beat of her heart”
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”
noun
A periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
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He could feel the beat of her heart
The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
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