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| pulse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health • edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) verb • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses • drive by or as if by pulsation | ||||||||
| heart rate | nounn | |||||||
noun • the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health | ||||||||
| heartbeat | nounn | |||||||
noun • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • an animating or vital unifying force | ||||||||
| rhythm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music • recurring at regular intervals • an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs • the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements • natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) • (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern | ||||||||
