pulsation

Example Sentences

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"Born alive" is defined as breathing or having a beating heart, the pulsation of an umbilical cord, and voluntary movement of the muscles — regardless of if the umbilical cord has been cut or not.

From Salon

The vibrations varied in strength and duration depending on the kind of gun being shot, and I was able to feel distinct pulsations of a helicopter soaring through the sky.

From The Verge

"A lot of my so-called peers... they've got high and drunk and stoned in a scramble to escape the pulsations of the music because it's not easy," he said, "and I go to the woods."

From Fox News

Christensen-Dalsgaard and his colleagues discovered that great cormorants have “pulsations of air bubbles behind their eardrums, and that gives them underwater sensitivity.”

From Washington Post

Harper said the irregularity in dimming and brightening within different time periods are likely caused by the interaction of stellar pulsation and convective motions in its outer envelope.

From Salon