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 [pʌlˈseɪt]

vb (intr)

1. to expand and contract with a rhythmic beat; throb

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to vary in intensity, magnitude, size, etc. the current was pulsating

3. to quiver or vibrate

[from Latin pulsāre to push]

pulsative  [ˈpʌlsətɪv] adj

pulsatively  adv

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 The racing beat of her heart pulsated under my fingertips.

Translations

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] VI → vibrar, palpitar

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi

[vein, heart] → palpiter

[music] → vibrer

pulsate

vi (lit, fig) → pulsieren; (head, heart) → klopfen, pochen; (voice, building) → beben; (music) → rhythmisch klingen; the whole school pulsated with excitement → die ganze Schule fieberte vor Aufregung; the whole town was pulsating with life → die ganze Stadt war von pulsierendem Leben erfüllt

pulsate [pʌlˈseɪt] vi (heart, blood) → pulsare; (music) → vibrare