| pulse | | |
| n. (event) | 1. impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).; "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" |
| ~ electronics | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
| ~ undulation, wave | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth. |
| n. (event) | 2. beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart.; "he could feel the beat of her heart" |
| ~ periodic event, recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals. |
| ~ diastole | the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood. |
| ~ systole | the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. |
| ~ throbbing, pounding, throb | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart).; "he felt a throbbing in his head" |
| n. (time) | 3. heart rate, pulse, pulse rate | the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health. |
| ~ vital sign | sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition.; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak" |
| ~ femoral pulse | pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin). |
| ~ radial pulse | pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist). |
| ~ rate | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
| n. (food) | 4. pulse | edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.). |
| ~ legume | the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils). |
| v. (motion) | 5. pulsate, pulse, throb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| ~ pulsate, quiver, beat | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion.; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" |
| ~ thump, beat, pound | move rhythmically.; "Her heart was beating fast" |
| v. (creation) | 6. pulsate, pulse | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses.; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| v. (motion) | 7. pulse | drive by or as if by pulsation.; "A soft breeze pulsed the air" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pulsate, pulse, throb | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
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