pulsator

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noun

Any pulsating astronomical object

OriginLatin pulsator →
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Meanings

nounpulsator (plural pulsators)

plural pulsators

  1. astronomyAny pulsating astronomical object
  2. datedA beater; a striker.
  3. datedengineeringA component that beats or throbs while working.

    Model washing-machines containing a large tank with a realistic pulsator, and a wringer with independently sprung rubber rollers.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 201
  4. A pulsometer.
  5. businessA jigging machine used in the South African diamond industry.

Origin

  1. Latinpulsator
  2. Englishpulsator

From Latin pulsator.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pulsator

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Anagrams

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APA

pulsator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsator

MLA

“pulsator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulsator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsator.

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