pulsatory
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to pulsation
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throbbing or pulsating
Etymology
Origin of pulsatory
First recorded in 1605–15; pulsat(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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Tradition had taught that arteries had an active "pulsatory force", but Harvey realised they were passive, like the lead pipes of London's rapidly developing water system.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2012
The considerations which have just been set forth have led to a third hypothesis, that of pulsatory climatic changes.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
Thus our final conclusion is that during historic times there have been pulsatory changes of climate.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
And here I may remark, that, although the conception of the undulatory current of electricity is entirely original with myself, methods of producing sound by means of intermittent and pulsatory currents have long been known.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles
The microphonic currents are intermittent or pulsatory, and always flow in the same direction.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
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