pulsation
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Types & categories
- wave hypernym
Related & opposite
- pulse derivation
- electronics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
Types & categories
- phenomenon hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
he could feel the beat of her heart
Types & categories
- periodic event hypernym
- diastole hyponym
- systole hyponym
- throbbing hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wave |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | phenomenon |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thump |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | periodic event |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | diastole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | systole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | throbbing |