pulsate (redirected from pulsations)

pul·sate  (plst)

intr.v. pul·sat·ed, pul·sat·ing, pul·sates

1. To expand and contract rhythmically; beat.

2. To quiver; vibrate.

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[Latin pulsre, pulst-, frequentative of pellere, to beat; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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pulsate

Verb

[-sating, -sated]

1. to expand and contract rhythmically, like a heartbeat

2. to quiver or vibrate: the images pulsate with energy and light

3. Physics to vary in intensity or magnitude [Latin pulsare to push]

pulsation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pulsate - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" pulse, throb pulsate, quiver, beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
	2.	pulsate - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" quiver, beat move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
	3.	pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" pulse produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

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pulsate

verb throb, pound, beat, hammer, pulse, tick, thump, quiver, vibrate, thud, palpitate

Translations

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi → pulsar, latir

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi → battre, palpiter; [music] → vibrer

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi [heart] → klopfen; [music] → pulsieren

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi → battere, palpitare