单词 | pulsating |
释义 | pulsatingn. The action of pulsate v. (in various senses); an instance of this.Used attributively in Mining in quots. 1891, 2002: cf. pulsate v. 3. ΚΠ 1829 G. Warren Comm. Disorders Head 132 Marked by vertigo, dimness of sight,..palpitation of the heart, and unnatural pulsating of the whole arterial system. 1861 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 224 All through Italy at this time there was the restless throbbing and pulsating, the aimless outreach of the popular heart. 1870 Putnam's Mag. Sept. 316 The pulsating of the blood in my ears and the heavy breathing of the sleeping men at my feet broke the universal lull. 1891 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 322 We throw marked diamonds into the pulsating-pan, and we never fail to recover them. 1958 Amer. Midland Naturalist 60 105 Ruge believed that the pulsating of the artery against the bone would result in the disappearance of the bony material. 1982 Giant Bk. Electronics Projects ii. 102 There is a definite pulsating of the LED. 2002 AAP Company News (Nexis) 28 Aug. The samples were reduced by gravity separation in a pulsating jig. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pulsatingadj. 1. That pulsates; exhibiting a pulsation or pulse; beating, vibrating, throbbing. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > pulsation > [adjective] pulsativea1398 pulsatile?a1425 throbbinga1450 flaffinga1522 pulsing1559 pulsive1600 pulsatory1613 pulsanta1656 quabbing1663 throbby1726 pulsating1732 throbbing1847 pulsational1882 interpulse1948 1732 T. Dale tr. J. Lommius Treat. Continual Fevers iv. ii. 342 There is a violent pulsating Pain, with a vehement Heat in the Back. 1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic II. 442 If these impediments happen in the toes or feet, the pulsating arteries..endeavour to remove the impeded circulation in the part. 1819 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) I. i. xvii. 287 An aneurism is generally a pulsating tumour, arising from a dilated, ruptured, or wounded artery, and filled with blood. 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career iv. 52 The hum of machinery with the pulsating din of many looms filled the air. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 312 Heart replaced by pulsating sinuses. 1906 J. London Love of Life in McClure's Mag. Dec. 427 There were four newly hatched chicks, a day old—little specks of pulsating life. 1977 J. P. Donleavy Destinies Darcy Dancer viii. 99 The Huntsman's horn..sounded the quick pulsating notes of a tremolo to signal that the hounds had killed the fox. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xi. 144 The arcade was a large room full of brightly pulsating machines. 2. Of an electric current or voltage: flowing or acting in one direction but with a periodically varying strength. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > [adjective] pulsating1899 unsmoothed1957 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric current > flow of electricity > [adjective] > consisting of pulses pulsating1899 impulsive1920 1899 Electr. World & Electr. Engineer 20 May 648/2 The current delivered by such a system of armature connections will not yield a pulsating or abruptly reversing current. 1912 Thiess & Joy Toll Telephone Pract. ii. 20 The pulsating current is used in signaling the exchange and the alternating current for calling the various subscribers. 1960 H. W. Jackson Introd. Electric Circuits ix. 202 The tendency of inductance to oppose any change in current can be used to advantage in filtering or smoothing variations in load current that would otherwise occur when the load is fed from a d-c source..which provides a pulsating emf. 1992 Everyday Electronics (BNC) June 389 This gives 7 to 8 volts pulsating d.c. (i.e. half wave rectified a.c.). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1829adj.1732 |
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