pulsative

8.2

Having a regular beat like a heart

adjective
/ˈpʌl.sə.tɪv/

: pulsátil

Her heart had a pulsative beat that echoed in the quiet room.

Examples

The musician played a pulsative rhythm that encouraged everyone to dance.
The pulsative motion of the waves created a calming atmosphere on the beach.
And the interesting thing is the lymph is, is dependent on pulsative flow from the muscles and the artery that's next to it.

Synonyms

rhythmic

vspulsative

42 3.6

Having a regular pattern of sounds or movements

is specifically about beating quality rather than any repeated pattern

metronomic

vspulsative

1 7.2

Has a steady, regular rhythm like a clock

is less strict, describing natural beating rather than mechanical precision

rhythmical

vspulsative

1 3.9

Happening with a steady, regular beat like music or movement

is about beating quality, not just any measured recurring pattern

pulsatile

vspulsative

Specialized

1 8.4

Movement in regular beats you can feel, like a heartbeat

is about a general beating quality rather than discrete moving beats

pulsatory

vspulsative

8.6

Showing a regular beating movement like a heartbeat

is the basic quality of beating rather than a relation to it

How Pulsing

throbbing

1 4.3

pulsative

8.2

rhythmic

42 3.6

steady

304 2.0

Surface Forms

pulsative positive

Morphology

pulsative = pulsate (transparent) = pulsate + ive

Formed by a standard adjectival suffix '-ive' added to the verb 'pulsate', so the meaning 'having the quality of pulsing' is directly derived.

Etymology

Pulsative comes from the Latin root pulsare, which means 'to beat' and is the same root as the everyday word pulse. So, something pulsative has a regular, beating or rhythmic movement, like a heartbeat or a flashing light.