pulsation

(noun)

noun

1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

- the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star

Similar word(s): impulse, pulse, pulsing

Definition categories: event, undulation, wave

2. a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

Definition categories: phenomenon

3. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Similar word(s): beat, heartbeat, pulse

Definition categories: event