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English to English noun 1. (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 source: wordnet30
2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart  he could feel the beat of her heart source: wordnet30
3. the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health  source: wordnet30
4. edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)  source: wordnet30
5. Leguminous plants, or their seeds, as beans, pease, etc.  source: webster1913
6. The beating or throbbing of the heart or blood vessels, especially of the arteries.  source: webster1913
verb 7. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically  The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it source: wordnet30
8. 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 source: wordnet30
9. drive by or as if by pulsation  A soft breeze pulsed the air source: wordnet30
10. To beat, as the arteries; to move in pulses or beats; to pulsate; to throb.  source: webster1913
11. To drive by a pulsation; to cause to pulsate.  source: webster1913
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