pulsation Copy link Outline I. Of the arteriesII. Any similar motion, as of the waves of the sea, of sound, of light, etc., pulsus; *motus pulsuosusIII. As a legal term, a wilful stroke on another's body (Blackstone) • pulsation: i. e. a beating or throbbing at recurring intervals. I. Of the arteries: i. e. a stroke of the pulse, pulsus (venae): pulsation, in general sense, venarum pulsus, pl.: or expr. by verb: v. pulse (I.) II. Any similar motion, as of the waves of the sea, of sound, of light, etc., pulsus; *motus pulsuosus: v. to pulsate, pulse. III. As a legal term, a wilful stroke on another's body (Blackstone): pulsātio, in its proper active sense: v. beating. (N.B.--Pulsatio is not used in classical Latin for pulsation in the neuter sense.)