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pulsation
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pulsation [pəl′sā·shən]
(physiology)
A beating or throbbing, usually rhythmic, as of the heart or an artery.

pulsation
In a furnace, the panting of the flames; an indication of rapid, cyclical changes of pressure in the furnace.


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The softly rounded Montblanc star seems to pulsate and spread in waves over the whole surface, until it is caught up by the sweeping silhouette of the bags and small leather goods.
We know normal pulsars typically pulsate in the radio spectrum for one million to ten million years, but eventually they slow down enough to die out," said Victoria Kaspi of the McGill Pulsar Group.
We know normal pulsars typically pulsate in the radio spectrum for one million to ten million years, but eventually they slow down enough to die out," explained professor Victoria Kaspi of Canada's McGill Pulsar Group.
 
 
 
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