| NOUN | event | pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
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| phenomenon | pulsation | a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity | |
| event | pulsation, pulse, heartbeat, beat | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
| Meaning | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients). | |
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| Example | "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" | |
| Synonyms | pulsing, pulse, impulse | |
| Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | pulsación, pulso | |
| Verbs | pulsate | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses |
| Meaning | A periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity. | |
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| Broader | phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| Meaning | The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. | |
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| Synonyms | pulse, heartbeat, beat | |
| Narrower | diastole | The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood |
| systole | The contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | |
| throb, throbbing, pounding | An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | |
| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
| Spanish | latido, pulsación, pulso | |
| Catalan | batec, bategada, palpitació | |
| Verbs | pulsate | expand and contract rhythmically |
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