Pulsation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pʌlsˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pʌlsˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pʌlsˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pʌlsˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
he could feel the beat of her heart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pulse impulse heartbeat beat pulsing

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
noun	the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart “he could feel the beat of her heart”

Word Forms

pulsate	verb	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
pulse	verb	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
beat	verb	move rhythmically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pulsieren

(Elektronik) eine scharfe Übergangswelle im normalen elektrischen Zustand (oder eine Reihe solcher Übergänge)

🇪🇸Spanish

pulsación

(electrónica) una onda transitoria aguda en el estado eléctrico normal (o una serie de tales transitorios)

🇮🇹Italian

pulsazione

(elettronica) un'onda transitoria tagliente nel normale stato elettrico (o una serie di tali transitori)

🇳🇱Dutch

pulsatie

(elektronica) een scherpe transiënte golf in de normale elektrische toestand (of een reeks van dergelijke transiënten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pulsação

(eletrônica) uma onda transitória aguda no estado elétrico normal (ou uma série de tais transientes)

🇷🇺Russian

пульсация

(электроника) резкая переходная волна в нормальном электрическом состоянии (или серия таких переходных процессов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पंदन

(इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स) सामान्य विद्युत अवस्था में एक तीव्र क्षणिक तरंग (या ऐसे क्षणकों की एक श्रृंखला)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পন্দন

(ইলেক্ট্রনিক্স) স্বাভাবিক বৈদ্যুতিক অবস্থায় একটি তীক্ষ্ণ ক্ষণস্থায়ী তরঙ্গ (বা এই ধরনের ক্ষণস্থায়ী একটি সিরিজ)

🇮🇳Tamil

துடிப்பு

(எலக்ட்ரானிக்ஸ்) சாதாரண மின் நிலையில் ஒரு கூர்மையான நிலையற்ற அலை (அல்லது அத்தகைய இடைநிலைகளின் தொடர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పల్సేషన్

(ఎలక్ట్రానిక్స్) సాధారణ విద్యుత్ స్థితిలో ఒక పదునైన తాత్కాలిక తరంగం (లేదా అటువంటి అస్థిరతల శ్రేణి)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पंदन

(इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स) सामान्य विद्युत अवस्थेतील तीक्ष्ण क्षणिक लहर (किंवा अशा ट्रान्झिएंट्सची मालिका)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધબકારા

(ઇલેક્ટ્રોનિક્સ) સામાન્ય વિદ્યુત સ્થિતિમાં તીવ્ર ક્ષણિક તરંગ (અથવા આવા ક્ષણિકોની શ્રેણી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಡಿಮಿಡಿತ

(ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ್) ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ತರಂಗ (ಅಥವಾ ಅಂತಹ ಅಸ್ಥಿರಗಳ ಸರಣಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പന്ദനം

(ഇലക്‌ട്രോണിക്‌സ്) സാധാരണ വൈദ്യുത നിലയിലുള്ള മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ക്ഷണിക തരംഗം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്തരം ക്ഷണികങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു ശ്രേണി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੜਕਣ

(ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਨਿਕਸ) ਸਧਾਰਣ ਬਿਜਲਈ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਲਹਿਰ (ਜਾਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੜੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دھڑکن

(الیکٹرانکس) عام برقی حالت میں ایک تیز عارضی لہر (یا اس طرح کے عارضیوں کی ایک سیریز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脉动

（电子学）正常电气状态下的尖锐瞬变波（或一系列此类瞬变）

🇯🇵Japanese

脈動

（電子）通常の電気状態における鋭い過渡波（または一連のそのような過渡現象）

🇰🇷Korean

맥박

(전자공학) 정상적인 전기 상태에서의 날카로운 과도파(또는 그러한 일련의 과도파)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhịp đập

(điện tử) sóng chuyển tiếp sắc nét ở trạng thái điện bình thường (hoặc một loạt các chuyển tiếp như vậy)

🇹🇭Thai

การเต้นเป็นจังหวะ

(อิเล็กทรอนิกส์) คลื่นชั่วคราวที่คมชัดในสถานะไฟฟ้าปกติ (หรือชุดของภาวะชั่วครู่ดังกล่าว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

denyut

(elektronik) gelombang transien tajam dalam keadaan listrik normal (atau serangkaian transien tersebut)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpintig

(electronics) isang matalim na lumilipas na alon sa normal na estado ng kuryente (o isang serye ng mga naturang transient)

🇲🇾Malay

denyutan

(elektronik) gelombang fana yang tajam dalam keadaan elektrik biasa (atau siri transien sedemikian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نبض

(إلكترونيات) موجة عابرة حادة في الحالة الكهربائية العادية (أو سلسلة من هذه الموجات العابرة)

🇮🇷Persian

ضربان

(الکترونیک) یک موج گذرا تیز در حالت الکتریکی عادی (یا یک سری از این گذراها)

🇹🇷Turkish

nabız

(elektronik) normal elektrik durumundaki keskin bir geçici dalga (veya bu tür geçici olaylar dizisi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּעִימָה

(אלקטרוניקה) גל חולף חד במצב חשמלי רגיל (או סדרה של ארעיות כאלה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pulsation'?

The primary meaning of 'pulsation' is '(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)'.

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Using 'pulsation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pulsation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pulsation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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