Pulse
WordNet
noun
(1) The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"He could feel the beat of her heart"
(2) (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"
(3) Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
(4) The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
verb
(5) 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"
(6) Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
"The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
(7) Drive by or as if by pulsation
"A soft breeze pulsed the air"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals.
- A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart.
- A beat or throb.
- The beat or tactus of a piece of music.
See also
Physiology:
- arrhythmia
- blood pressure
- heartbeat
Music:
- meter
- tempo