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pulsative

pulsative adjective: characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.

Adjective

pulsative (comparative more pulsative, superlative most pulsative)

  1. Characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
    • It was this vital spirit which was mainly responsible for creating the pulsative power within the coats of the artery.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 73

Forms of pulsative

comparativemore pulsative
superlativemost pulsative

Origin of pulsative

From Middle French pulsatif, and its source, past-classical Latin pulsativus.

Questions about pulsative

What does pulsative mean?
Pulsative means characterised by pulsing or beating; throbbing.
What part of speech is pulsative?
Pulsative is an adjective.

Words near pulsative in the dictionary

  1. pulsatings
  2. pulsation
  3. pulsational
  4. pulsationally
  5. pulsations
  6. pulsative
  7. pulsator
  8. pulsators
  9. pulsatory
  10. pulse
  11. pulse decay time

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