pulsate
pronunciation
How to pronounce pulsate in British English:
UK [pʌlˈseɪt]
How to pronounce pulsate in American English:
US [ˈpʌlseɪt]
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- Verb:
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Word Origin
- pulsate (v.)
- 1741, back-formation from pulsation, from Latin pulsatus, past participle of pulsare "to beat against, strike upon" (see pulsation). Related: Pulsated; pulsating; pulsatile.
Example
- 1. Flashes pulsate as he poses with a giant cardboard check for around $ 3.4 million .
- 2. The hot core collapses and begins to pulsate , eventually shedding its outer layers of gas to set the stage for the birth of a planetary nebula .
- 3. Among other things , it will note anything that changes , including stars that pulsate , stars that explode , potentially dangerous near-earth asteroids - and kuiper belt objects that move and , maybe , brighten or dim in unexpected ways .