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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/ ʌ /
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
2/ ʌ /
noun
- the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
- the plant producing any of these seeds
pulse
/ ŭ /
- 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
- ˈܱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ܱiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pulse1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pulse1
Origin of pulse2
Idioms and Phrases
see take the pulse of .Example Sentences
“I saw John. I checked his pulse. He was passed away.”
Dr Moore is still stroking Wayne's hand and occasionally checking his pulse.
With a crowbar I could have reached down and touched them, felt the pulse of the world’s information traveling through my fingertips.
He said a GPR survey, which involves sending radar pulses through the ground, had shown anomalies in the area.
He drips contempt for people who are skeptical that an electromagnetic pulse will soon wipe out New York City, or disbelieve Barack Obama is about to be tried for treason.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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