Pul-sā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. pulsatio, Fr. pulsation, Pr. pulsacion, Sp. pulsacion, It. pulsazione.]
Sense 1. The act of beating or throbbing, as of the heart and blood-vessels.
Sense 2. A beat or throb.
Sense 3. A stroke by which some medium is affected, as in the propagation of sounds.
Sense 4. (Law.) Any touching of another's body willfully or in anger. This constitutes battery.
By the Cornelian law, pulsation, as well as verberation, is prohibited. Blackstone.