pulse

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pulse

The doctor checks the patient's pulse at the wrist.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Edible seeds of leguminous plants: The edible seeds harvested from plants in the legume family, such as peas, beans, or lentils.
    • Heart rate: The number of times the heart beats per minute, often measured as a basic indicator of health.
    • Rhythmic arterial expansion: The regular throbbing felt in the arteries as blood is pumped by the heart.
    • A brief surge or transient wave: In electronics and physics, a single, sudden, and brief increase in a quantity, such as voltage or current.

  2. Verb:

    • To move or drive with rhythmic beats: To move or operate with a strong, regular rhythm.
    • To produce or emit in pulses: To generate energy, signals, or waves in a series of short, intermittent bursts.
    • To expand and contract rhythmically: To beat or throb with a steady rhythm.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Lentils and chickpeas are common types of pulse used in cooking.
    • The doctor checked the patient's pulse to assess their heart rate.
    • She felt a strong pulse in her wrist.
    • The oscilloscope displayed an electrical pulse.

  • Verb:

    • Music pulsed from the speakers, filling the room with energy.
    • The radar system pulses electromagnetic waves to detect objects.
    • The artery pulsed visibly after the intense exercise.
Advanced Usage

  • "To take someone's pulse": To measure someone's heart rate, often by feeling their wrist or neck; figuratively, to gauge the general mood or opinion of a group.

    • The politician's speech was an attempt to take the pulse of the nation on the issue.

  • "The pulse of something": The central or most active part of a place, activity, or trend; its vital rhythm or energy.

    • The market square is the pulse of the old city.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pulsate (verb): To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb. (e.g., )
  • Pulsation (noun): A single beat or throb. (e.g., )
  • Impulse (noun): A sudden strong urge or desire; in physics, a force acting briefly on a body. (This is a related but distinct concept from a single electronic pulse.)
Synonyms
  • Noun (heartbeat): Beat, throbbing, rhythm.
  • Noun (seed): Legume.
  • Verb: Throb, beat, vibrate.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Pulse through: To move through something with a rhythmic or surging energy.
    • Excitement pulsed through the crowd as the band appeared.
Related Idioms
  • To have one's finger on the pulse: To be fully aware of the latest developments, trends, or feelings.
    • A good manager has their finger on the pulse of their team's morale.
pulse

The doctor checks the patient's pulse at the wrist.

Noun
  1. edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
  2. the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
  3. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
    • he could feel the beat of her heart
  4. (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
Verb
  1. drive by or as if by pulsation
    • A soft breeze pulsed the air
  2. 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
  3. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
    • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it

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