"pulsation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pʌlˈseɪʃn̩/ [UK], /pəlˈseɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulsation.wav Forms: pulsations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French pulsacion, and its source, Latin pulsātiō (“a beating or striking”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|pulsacion}} Borrowed from Middle French pulsacion, {{bor|en|la|pulsātiō||a beating or striking}} Latin pulsātiō (“a beating or striking”), {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pulsation (countable and uncountable, plural pulsations)
  1. The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (regular throbbing of the heart): نَبْض (nabḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), نَبْضُ القَلْب (nabḍu l-qalb) [masculine] (Arabic), туптене (tuptene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), пулс (puls) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pulsação [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pulsation-en-noun-fGd-2pbf Disambiguation of 'regular throbbing of the heart': 74 15 4 8
  2. Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pulsation-en-noun-LgTHY2mo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 69 13 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 60 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 68 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 77 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 74 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 68 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 72 12 7
  3. (now rare) Physical striking; a blow. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pulsation-en-noun-u4OokcwO
  4. A single beat, throb or vibration. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pulsation-en-noun-XQSOxzb~

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pulsation.wav Forms: pulsations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pulsātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|pulsātiō|pulsātiōnem}} Latin pulsātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} pulsation f (plural pulsations)
  1. pulsation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pulsation-fr-noun-Ogedfhfr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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