noun

pulsation

Pulsation (noun) means the regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.

noun

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

Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.

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

Physical striking; a blow.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pulsacioun (“pulsing of the blood, throbbing”), borrowed from Middle French pulsacion (“(of bells) a striking (end of 14th c.); (of a diseased part of the body) a throbbing (1377); pulsation (1575)”), and its source, Latin pulsātiō (“(classical Latin) a beating or striking; (Medieval Latin, medical) rhythmical expansion and contraction (1363 in Chauliac)”). By surface analysis, pulsate + -ion.

Rhymes for pulsation

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of pulsation?

"pulsation" (noun) means the regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.

What are the different meanings of pulsation?

"pulsation" has 3 main meanings: 1. The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse; 2. Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc; 3. The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.