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| 1. | [ verb ] expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | |
| Synonyms: | throb pulsate | |
| Examples: | "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
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| Related terms: | beat beat | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | |
| Synonyms: | heartbeat beat pulsation | |
| Examples: | "he could feel the beat of her heart" |
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| Related terms: | periodic_event throb diastole systole beat pulsate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) | |
| Synonyms: | pulsation impulse pulsing | |
| Examples: | "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" |
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| Related terms: | wave electronics | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (electronics) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | |
| Synonyms: | pulsate | |
| Examples: | "pulse waves" "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" |
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| Related terms: | produce pulsation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (medicine) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health | |
| Synonyms: | heart_rate pulse_rate | |
| Related terms: | rate vital_sign radial_pulse femoral_pulse | |
| 6. | [ verb ] drive by or as if by pulsation | |
| Examples: | "A soft breeze pulsed the air" |
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| Related terms: | move pulsate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) | |
| Related terms: | legume | |
| Similar spelling: |
Puls Pullis Pulos Pulex pulque Pulice |
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