pulsing
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Definition
Noun: 1. A series of regular, rhythmic beats or waves: The act or process of producing or experiencing a rhythmic throbbing or vibrating movement. This often refers to a signal, light, or sound that turns on and off or increases and decreases in intensity in a steady, repeating pattern. 2. (Electronics) A sharp, brief change in a steady signal: A sudden, short-lived variation in voltage or current, often occurring in a series. These transient waves are characteristic of digital signals or certain types of electrical interference.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The steady pulsing of the lighthouse beacon guided the ships through the fog.
- The doctor detected a faint pulsing in the patient's wrist.
- The oscilloscope displayed a clean pulsing of the digital clock signal.
Advanced Usage
- "to be pulsing with": To be filled with a powerful, rhythmic energy or feeling.
- The nightclub was pulsing with music and light.
- The city streets were pulsing with life after dark.
Variants and Related Words
- Pulse (n/v): The single beat or throb itself; to beat or throb rhythmically.
- Noun: Check the patient's pulse. Verb: The music made the floor pulse.
- Pulsation (n): A single instance of beating or throbbing; often used interchangeably with "pulsing" but can imply a single beat.
- Each pulsation of the heart sends blood through the arteries.
- Pulsatile (adj): Characterized by pulsation; throbbing.
- The machine emits a pulsatile magnetic field.
Synonyms
- Beating: A regular, repeated action, like a heart or drum.
- Throbbing: A strong, often painful, rhythmic pulsation.
- Pulsation: A single beat or the action of pulsating.
- Oscillation: A regular variation between extremes, often used in physics and engineering.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Verb Forms
- Pulse through: To move through something in waves or rhythmic beats.
- Excitement pulsed through the crowd as the band took the stage.
Noun
- (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