as in pulses
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 pulsations
The silvered soleil face shows black subdials and an outer bright blue pulsations scale calibrated for 15 pulsations.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
While many fast radio bursts are known to repeat pulsations over several months, the RBFLOAT did not release any repeat signals in the hundreds of hours after it was initially observed.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
While many fast radio bursts are known to repeat pulsations over several months, the RBFLOAT did not release any repeat signals in the hundreds of hours after it was initially observed.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulsations
pulses
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Add cold butter; pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal (some pea-size pieces are fine), 12 to 15 pulses.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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When the researchers send electrical pulses through the hydrogel, the pulses travel through this network in a way that depends on the unique microscopic structure of the gel.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Pulsations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulsations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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