Main entry: beat, pulsation, pulse, heartbeat
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Usage: he could feel the beat of her heart
Main entry: impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing
Definition: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Usage: the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Main entry: pulse
Definition: edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
Main entry: pulse, pulse rate, heart rate
Definition: the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Definition: produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Usage: pulse waves; a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
Main entry: throb, pulsate, pulse
Definition: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Usage: The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Main entry: pulse
Definition: drive by or as if by pulsation
Usage: A soft breeze pulsed the air