In Other Parts of The Americas
The singular version, hence: I need a "pulsation dampener", is used for searching when thinking in American English. In South America the singular is used "amortiguador de pulsaciones"; but the pulsaciones is plural because pulsations are by definitions multiple occurrences.
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