pulsator

English

Etymology

Latin [Term?]

Noun

pulsator (plural pulsators)

  1. (astronomy) Any pulsating astronomical object
  2. (dated) A beater; a striker.
  3. (engineering, dated) That which beats or throbs in working.
  4. A pulsometer.
  5. (mining) A jigging machine used in the South African diamond industry.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pulsātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of pulsō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of pulsō

References
  • pulsator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pulsator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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