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pulse
1[ puhls ]
noun
- the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- a single pulsation, or beat or throb, of the arteries or heart.
- the rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations.
- a single stroke, vibration, or undulation.
- Electricity. a momentary, sudden fluctuation in an electrical quantity, as in voltage or current.
- Physics. a single, abrupt emission of particles or radiation.
- a throb of life, emotion, etc.
- the general attitude, sentiment, preference, etc., as of the public.
verb (used without object)
- to beat or throb; pulsate.
- to beat, vibrate, or undulate.
- Physics. to emit particles or radiation periodically in short bursts.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to pulse.
- Medicine/Medical. to administer (medication) in interrupted, often concentrated dosages to avoid unwanted side effects.
pulse
2[ puhls ]
noun
- the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, as peas, beans, or lentils.
- a plant producing such seeds.
pulse
1/ pʌls /
noun
- the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
- the plant producing any of these seeds
pulse
2/ pʌls /
noun
- physiol
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of an artery at each beat of the heart, often discernible to the touch at points such as the wrists
- a single pulsation of the heart or arteries
- physics electronics
- a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system
- one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape
- ( as modifier ) Less common nameimpulse
a pulse generator
- a recurrent rhythmic series of beats, waves, vibrations, etc
- any single beat, wave, etc, in such a series
- bustle, vitality, or excitement
the pulse of a city
- the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured
the pulse of the voters
- keep one's finger on the pulseto be well-informed about current events
verb
- intr to beat, throb, or vibrate
- tr to provide an electronic pulse to operate (a slide projector)
pulse
/ pŭls /
- The rhythmic expansion and contraction of the arteries as blood is pumped through them by the heart. The pulse can be felt at several parts of the body, as over the carotid and radial arteries.
- A dose of a medication or other substance given over a short period of time, usually repetitively.
- A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity, such as an electric current or field.
- Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity.
Derived Forms
- ˈpulseless, adjective
Other Words From
- un·pulsing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulse1
Origin of pulse2
Idioms and Phrases
see take the pulse of .Example Sentences
As officials make difficult calls about when to lift—or reapply—restrictions, it will help to have “a pulse of the level of infection in a community, in real time,” says Matus—like the one thrumming under our feet.
We have recorded these people not breathing and having no pulse.
During systole, as the heart pushes blood into the rest of the body, it’s possible to feel your pulse in your fingertips.
Sonar systems send out pulses of sound and detect the echoes.
Medical imaging relies on very short pulses of this low-intensity ultrasound.
Add the water mixture all at once and pulse until the mixture just comes together.
“There was still no pulse, not even the smallest bit,” Johnson says.
The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
The pulse of the music gives the film a thrilling kind of unity.
However, in calm, deep wave sleep, breathing and pulse is slow and regular, and movements are more than rare, he says.
The pulse in Louis's temples beat hard; yet he was determined not to anticipate, but make Wharton explain himself.
Her pulse was beneath his fingers, and with every stroke of it he felt more keenly the mystery and cruelty of life.
But he thought of the inexorable beating of that pulse of life—of life, and the will to live as her philosophy desired.
It is merely occupied with the number of times the pulse beats per minute in different positions of the body.
His pulse rate was now in the neighborhood of ten per second, which is a pretty good increase.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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