DICTOMETER

PULSE

(pulse, pulso, puls)

1. Synonyms:
   • Pulsation
   • Pulsing
   • Pulse
   • Impulse
   Definitions:
   • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
   Examples:
   • The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Pulse
   • Pulsation
   • Heartbeat
   • Beat
   Definitions:
   • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
   Examples:
   • He could feel the beat of her heart
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pulse
   • Pulse rate
   • Heart rate
   Definitions:
   • the rate at which the heart beats
   • usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Pulse
   Definitions:
   • edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Pulsate
   • Throb
   • Pulse
   Definitions:
   • expand and contract rhythmically
   • beat rhythmically
   Examples:
   • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Pulse
   • Pulsate
   Definitions:
   • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
   Examples:
   • Pulse waves
   • A transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pulse
   Definitions:
   • drive by or as if by pulsation
   Examples:
   • A soft breeze pulsed the air