pulsation
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Synonyms: purgation, pulsating, pulsion, pulsatile, pulsative, epulation, sulcation, palpation, pulsator, putation, bullation
Antonyms: purgation, pulsating, pulsion, pulsatile, pulsative, epulation, sulcation, palpation, pulsator, putation, bullation
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Noun
- The regular [[throb]]bing of the [[heart]], an artery etc. in a living body; the [[pulse]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
- Any rhythmic beating, [[throbbing]] etc. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- {{lb|en|botany}} The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in [[naked]] [[zoospore]]s and [[plasmodium|plasmodia]].
- {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} Physical striking; a [[blow]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- A single [[beat]], [[throb]] or [[vibration]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
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