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pulsation

[puhl-sey-shuhn] / pʌlˈseɪ ʃən /


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Then, coherent X-ray pulsation accompanied by the rotation of a neutron star can be detected.

From Science Daily Dec. 14, 2025

It’s hard to know what to make of these data, which sometimes include any sign of life, such as umbilical cord pulsation, and don’t obviously differentiate miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

In the opening “Future Blues,” listen for how the regular, rumbling waves of pulsation rub against trebly tendrils of wet, smacking sound.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2023

Red giants show a behaviour called pulsation, caused by changes in the area and temperature of the star's surface layers.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2020

“A brief pulsation in the black hole of eternity. My advice to you—” “Wait and see,” I said.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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