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pulsator

pulsator noun: any pulsating astronomical object.

Noun

pulsator (plural pulsators)

  1. Any pulsating astronomical object
  2. (dated) A beater; a striker.
  3. (dated) A component that beats or throbs while working.
    • Model washing-machines containing a large tank with a realistic pulsator, and a wringer with independently sprung rubber rollers.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 201
  4. A pulsometer.
  5. A jigging machine used in the South African diamond industry.

Forms of pulsator

pluralpulsators

Origin of pulsator

From Latin pulsator.

Words formed from pulsator

Words that rhyme with pulsator

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Questions about pulsator

What does pulsator mean?
Pulsator means any pulsating astronomical object.
What part of speech is pulsator?
Pulsator is a noun.
What is the plural of pulsator?
The plural of pulsator is pulsators.

Words near pulsator in the dictionary

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

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