pulsator
[ puhl-sey-ter, puhl-sey- ]
/ ˈpʌl seɪ tər, pʌlˈseɪ- /
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noun
something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
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Example sentences from the Web for pulsator
When the gas has reached the engine, the rubber bags will swell up and the anti-pulsator diaphragm will be forced out.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. MathotA pulsator or two were at work, and a slight rumble due to the action of the dynamo came to their ears.
The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet|Kenneth WardThe colophon states that 'Antonius Palares, campanarum ejusdem ecclesi pulsator, propriis expensis fieri fecit.'
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray
British Dictionary definitions for pulsator
pulsator
/ (pʌlˈseɪtə) /
noun
a device that stimulates rhythmic motion of a body; a vibrator
any pulsating machine, device, or part
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