pulse

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/pʊls/ English

Definitions

noun

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.
An autosoliton

verb

To beat, to throb, to flash.“In the dead of night, all was still but the pulsing light.”
To flow, particularly of blood.“Hot blood pulses through my veins.”
To emit in discrete quantities.
To operate a blender in short bursts, to break down ingredients without liquidizing them.

noun

Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals, especially in the mature, dry condition.

Related words

Synonyms

heartbeat pulsation heart rate pulsate throb beat impulse oximetry oximeter heart wrist amnesia breathing radiolysis influx ripple

Associated

pulses emp meltwater waveform modulation repetition doppler amplitude detonation dispersion generator

Rhymes

impulse repulse grilse dulse dulce hulce hulse

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