Synonyms: 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
Similar words: periodic event, recurrent event
Definition: an event that recurs at intervals
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: undulation, wave
Definition: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Synonyms: pulse
Definition: edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
Similar words: legume
Definition: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: vital sign
Definition: sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition
Usage: he was still alive but his vital signs were weak
Similar words: rate
Definition: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Usage: they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour; the rate of change was faster than expected
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
Similar words: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Synonyms: throb, pulsate, pulse
Definition: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Usage: The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Synonyms: pulse
Definition: drive by or as if by pulsation
Usage: A soft breeze pulsed the air
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant