pulsation

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US /pʌlˈseɪʃən/ UK /pʌlˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a single rhythmic throb or beat; rhythmic throbbing

She felt the steady pulsation of blood in her wrist.

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1 noun · a single rhythmic throb or... throb beat pulse palpitation throbbing vibration pulsing

Word family

Related forms pulsate pulsepulsatileimpulse

Etymology

From Latin pulsatio ('a beating'), from pulsare ('to beat, strike'), frequentative of pellere ('to drive, push').

pulsatio Latin pulsare Latin *pel- Proto-Indo-European

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# pulsation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** pʌlˈseɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** pʌlˈseɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a single rhythmic throb or beat; rhythmic throbbing

## Examples
- She felt the steady pulsation of blood in her wrist.

## Synonyms
- throb
- beat
- pulse
- palpitation
- throbbing
- vibration
- pulsing

## Related Forms
- pulsate
- pulse
- pulsatile
- impulse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pulsatio
- Root: pulsare
- Root: *pel-

## Etymology
From Latin pulsatio ('a beating'), from pulsare ('to beat, strike'), frequentative of pellere ('to drive, push').

## AI Etymology
Pulsation is from Latin pulsatio ('a beating'), from pulsare ('to beat, strike'), frequentative of pellere ('to drive, push'). Important recorded forms include pulsatio (Latin), pulsare (Latin), and *pel- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a single rhythmic throb or beat; rhythmic throbbing. The wider family includes related words such as pulsate, pulse, pulsatile, and impulse.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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