Found 3 items, similar to Pulsation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: pulsation getaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pulsation pulsation n 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” [syn: pulsing, pulse, impulse] 2: a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity 3: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; “he could feel the beat of her heart” [syn: pulse, heartbeat, beat]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pulsation Pulsation \Pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation.] 1. (Physiol.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse. [1913 Webster] 2. A single beat or throb of a series. [1913 Webster] 3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery. [1913 Webster] By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]