'Pulsation' definitions:
Definition of 'pulsation'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Pulsation'
From: GCIDE
- Pulsation \Pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation.]
- 1. (Physiol.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A single beat or throb of a series. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery. [1913 Webster]
- By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pulsation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alternation,
- arrhythmia,
- bar beat,
- barrage,
- beat,
- beating,
- ceaselessness,
- chattering,
- constancy,
- constant flow,
- continualness,
- continuity,
- cyclicalness,
- downbeat,
- drum,
- drum music,
- drumbeat,
- drumfire,
- drumming,
- flutter,
- heartbeat,
- heartthrob,
- incessancy,
- intermittence,
- intermittency,
- meter,
- noninterruption,
- offbeat,
- oscillation,
- palpitation,
- paradiddle,
- patter,
- pendulum motion,
- periodicalness,
- periodicity,
- perpetuity,
- piston motion,
- pitapat,
- pitter-patter,
- pound,
- pounding,
- pulse,
- quick fire,
- rapid fire,
- rapid recurrence,
- rapid succession,
- rapidity,
- rat-a-tat,
- rat-tat,
- rat-tat-tat,
- rataplan,
- rattattoo,
- reappearance,
- recurrence,
- regular wave motion,
- regularity,
- reoccurrence,
- repetition,
- return,
- rhythm,
- roll,
- rub-a-dub,
- ruff,
- ruffle,
- seasonality,
- spatter,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- staccato,
- steadiness,
- stuttering,
- sustainment,
- tat-tat,
- tattoo,
- tempo,
- throb,
- throbbing,
- thrum,
- thumping,
- tom-tom,
- undulation,
- unintermission,
- uninterruption,
- upbeat,
- vibration