as in pulse
a rhythmic expanding and contracting
you should press against the artery in your wrist and count the pulsations to calculate your heart rate
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Recent Examples of pulsation
The silicone bristles are extremely pliable, and it’s recommended to gently use circular motions as the 8,000 pulsations per minute penetrate the skin.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
Photograph: Courtesy of the Caltech Archives and Special Collections
Measurements of H0 improved as astronomers got better at calibrating the relationship between Cepheids’ pulsation frequency and their luminosity.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
Most watches only feature one pulsation scale, but this supposedly unique 5970 features two, one for 15 beats and another for 30.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Anyone could see its pulsation in the swelling and ebbing cluster of people who took minutes or hours from a crowded day, who missed meals and forwent their customary amusements to keep a chilly vigil with a mother duck who was bringing forth her young.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2024
Photograph: Courtesy of the Caltech Archives and Special Collections
Measurements of H0 improved as astronomers got better at calibrating the relationship between Cepheids’ pulsation frequency and their luminosity.
—Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024
Most watches only feature one pulsation scale, but this supposedly unique 5970 features two, one for 15 beats and another for 30.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Anyone could see its pulsation in the swelling and ebbing cluster of people who took minutes or hours from a crowded day, who missed meals and forwent their customary amusements to keep a chilly vigil with a mother duck who was bringing forth her young.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsation
Noun
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Barron lost his pulse and went into cardiac arrest with doctors at a hospital emergency room resuscitating him, according to court documents.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The setup relied on an optical channel where multiple light pulses shared the same noise pattern.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So the production is impeccable, getting the period details right and exact, down to the last slap-bass throb, while also sounding fresh and up to date.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Naomi Campbell sings, grooving to a disco throb and delivering the line like Deee-Lite’s Lady Miss Kier might.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pulsation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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