PULSE

PUL ·SE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 7 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
  2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  3. the rate at which the heart beats
  4. edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)

💬 Examples

  • "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
  • "he could feel the beat of her heart"
  • "usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health"

🔗 Similar words

pulsationpulsingimpulseheartbeatbeatpulse_rate
verb
  1. expand and contract rhythmically
  2. produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
  3. drive by or as if by pulsation

💬 Examples

  • "beat rhythmically"
  • "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
  • "pulse waves"
  • "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"

🔗 Similar words

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