pulsator
Device that throbs
A pulsator is something that pulsates—produces rhythmic beats, throbs, or surges.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: the pulsator in a washing machine creates the agitating motion that cleans clothes, while milking machines use pulsators to simulate the rhythmic action of a calf nursing.
The pulsator mechanism needs replacing.
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- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- impellerPump's spinning blade assembly
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
diaphragm · actuator · hydraulic · pneumatic · reciprocating · plunger · valve · cylinder
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- washingCleaning with liquid
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
spin · soak · rinse · load · water · clothes · fabric · garments
Beat with intensity
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- humLow steady sound
- buzzContinuous low drone
resonance · flutter · judder · ripple · shudder · beat · palpitation · thrum
Rate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- harmonicOf musical overtones
modulation · wave · fluctuation · alternation · repetition · interval · phase · waveform
agitator
One who foments discord
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- impellerPump's spinning blade assembly
- pumpFluid-moving machine
compressor · diaphragm · actuator · hydraulic · pneumatic · reciprocating · plunger · valve · cylinder · mechanism
agitator
One who foments discord
cycle · spin · soak · rinse · load · water · clothes · fabric · garments · impeller
throb
Beat with intensity
buzz · resonance · flutter · judder · ripple · shudder · beat · palpitation · thrum · rhythmic
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- periodicOccurring at intervals
harmonic · modulation · wave · fluctuation · alternation · repetition · interval · phase · waveform · sinusoidal