pulsation C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /pʌlˈseɪʃən/ UK /pʌlˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a single rhythmic throb or beat; rhythmic throbbing She felt the steady pulsation of blood in her wrist. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a single rhythmic throb or... throbbeatpulsepalpitationthrobbingvibrationpulsing Word family Related forms pulsatepulsepulsatileimpulse Etymology AI details From Latin pulsatio ('a beating'), from pulsare ('to beat, strike'), frequentative of pellere ('to drive, push'). pulsatio Latin pulsare Latin *pel- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown