01 n. A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse.
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A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the pulse.(Physiol.)
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A single beat or throb of a series.
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A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds.
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Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery.(Law)“By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as verberation is prohibited.” — Blackstone.