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
Most watches only feature one pulsation scale, but this supposedly unique 5970 features two, one for 15 beats and another for 30.
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Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 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
How to use: After wetting your face, apply cleanser directly to the tool and turn it on to activate the sonic pulsations.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
Out in the open air, pulled from the cavernous bellies of fish, those hearts continued beating—a heap of pulsation, life holding onto life.
—Diana Saverin, Longreads, 25 July 2024
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Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 3 Sep. 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
How to use: After wetting your face, apply cleanser directly to the tool and turn it on to activate the sonic pulsations.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
Out in the open air, pulled from the cavernous bellies of fish, those hearts continued beating—a heap of pulsation, life holding onto life.
—Diana Saverin, Longreads, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsation
Noun
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Some healthcare providers even use grip strength as a vital sign, along with blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, and breathing rate, to monitor overall health.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Richard Chamberlain, legendary television actor, who got his start playing a heart throb TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Against my temple, the feed from her tracker throbs like a second pulse.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Pulsation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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