Pulsation
Pronunciation : Pul*sa"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pulsatio a beating or striking: cf. F. pulsation.]
Definition : 1. (Physiol.)
Defn: A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse.
2. A single beat or throb of a series.
3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds.
4. (Law)
Defn: Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery. By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited. Blackstone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913