pulsation

English Thesaurus

1. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

hypernym	:	periodic event, recurrent event,
definition	:	an event that recurs at intervals (noun.event)

hyponym	:	diastole,
definition	:	the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood (noun.event)

hyponym	:	systole,
definition	:	the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery (noun.event)

hyponym	:	pounding, throb, throbbing,
definition	:	an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event)

2. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	undulation, wave,
definition	:	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event)

domain category	:	electronics,
definition	:	the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition)

3. a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	phenomenon,
definition	:	any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning (noun.tops)

4. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

5. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse,
definition	:	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses (verb.creation)

6. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

7. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse,
definition	:	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses (verb.creation)