pulsation
/pʌlˈseɪʃn̩/US/pəlˈseɪʃən/
pulsation noun: the regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
Noun
pulsation (countable and uncountable, plural pulsations)
- The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- Pulsation had ceased. For three days the body was preserved unburied, during which it had acquired a stony rigidity.1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Premature Burial
- Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- Lo! as a dove when up she springs
To bear thro’ Heaven a tale of woe,
Some dolorous message knit below
The wild pulsation of her wings;
Like her I go; I cannot stay;
I leave this mortal ark behind […]1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
- Lo! as a dove when up she springs
- The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- Physical striking; a blow.
- By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited.1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
- A single beat, throb or vibration.
pulsation meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Arabic
pulsation in Hindi
- pulsation, beating
- स्पंदन spandan
pulsation in Tamil
- துடித்தல், துடிப்பு, துடிப்பெண், துடிப்புள்ள
pulsation in Arabic
- regular throbbing of the heart
- نَبْض nabḍ, نَبْضُ القَلْب nabḍu l-qalb
Forms of pulsation
| plural | pulsations |
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Origin of pulsation
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.
Words formed from pulsation
Words that rhyme with pulsation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about pulsation
- What does pulsation mean?
- Pulsation means the regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- What is pulsation in Hindi?
- Pulsation in Hindi is स्पंदन (spandan). See Pulsation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pulsation?
- Pulsation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pulsation?
- Pulsation is pronounced /pʌlˈseɪʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pulsation?
- The plural of pulsation is pulsations.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pulsation (page history and authors); स्पंदन (Hindi) (page history and authors); pulsation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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