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pulsation

noun

ˌpəl-ˈsā-shən

Definition of pulsation

as in pulse

a rhythmic expanding and contracting you should press against the artery in your wrist and count the pulsations to calculate your heart rate

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Recent Examples of pulsation This pulsation, which occurs within Betelgeuse’s core, was found to be typical of red supergiant stars. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 The silvered soleil face shows black subdials and an outer bright blue pulsations scale calibrated for 15 pulsations. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025 However, an alternative explanation for the rings could be a series of pulsations within the dying star that take place every few thousand years. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pulsation

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If blues music is considered Chicago’s heart, house music is its pulse.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The heartbeat of the Park University women’s flag football program pulses from under the walls of limestone in the caves underneath the quaint campus.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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The internet has gone wild with the idea that heart-throb Robert Pattinson, with four high-profile movies released in 2026, could be nominated for four Oscars, given the new rule change allowing two nominations per acting category.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
The technology, described in a study published in the journal Science Advances, is based on a phenomenon in physics called Helmholtz resonance, also known as wind throb.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of throb

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