🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

맥동기

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maekdonggi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pulsator/ˈpʌl.seɪ.tər/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"착유기의 맥동기가 일정한 리듬을 유지합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mechanical device or component that produces a rhythmic pulsing action, such as in milking machines or washing machines.

    "The dairy farmer replaced the worn pulsator to ensure the milking machine operated at the correct rhythm."
  2. 2

    Something or someone that pulses, throbs, or beats rhythmically.

    "An electronic pulsator was integrated into the therapeutic massage device to vary the intensity of the water jets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin verb 'pulsatare', a frequentative form of 'pulsare' meaning 'to beat or strike', which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *pela- 'to drive, strike'. It entered English usage in the 19th century initially within mechanical and physiological contexts to describe a device or organ that causes rhythmic beating or pulsation.

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