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