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