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Meaning
Noun
●
In Physiology:
A
normally
regular
beat
felt
when
arteries
near
the
skin
(
for example
, at the
neck
or
wrist
) are
depressed
,
caused
by the
heart
pumping
blood through them.
●
In Physiology:
The
nature
or rate of this
beat
as an
indication
of a person's health.
●
A
beat
or
throb
; also, a
repeated
sequence
of such
beats
or
throb
s.
●
The focus of energy or
vigour
of an
activity
, place, or
thing
; also, the
feeling
of
bustle
,
busyness
, or energy in a place; the heartbeat.
●
In Biology & Chemistry:
An (increased) amount of a
substance
(such as a
drug
or an
isotopic
label
)
given over
a
short
time.
●
In Cooking:
A
setting
on a
food processor
which
causes
it to
work in
a
series
of
short
bursts
rather than
continuously
, in order to
break up
ingredients
without
liquidizing
them; also, a use of this
setting
.
●
In Music & Prosody:
The
beat
or
tactus
of a piece
of
music
or
verse
; also, a
repeated
sequence
of such
beat
s.
●
In Physics:
A
brief
burst
of
electromagnetic energy
, such as
light
,
radio waves
, etc.
●
In Physics:
Synonym of
autosoliton
(“a
stable
solitary
localized
structure that
arises
in
nonlinear
spatially
extended
dissipative
systems due to
mechanisms
of self-organization”)
●
In Electronics & Physics:
A
brief
increase in the
strength
of an
electrical
signal
; an impulse.
●
In Transport:
A
timed
,
coordinated
connect
ion, when
multiple
public transportation
vehicles
are at a
hub
at the same time
so that
passengers
can
flexibly
connect
between them.
●
In Legumes:
Annual
leguminous
plants
(such as
beans
,
lentils
, and
peas
)
yielding
grains
or
seeds
used as food for
humans
or
animals
; (countable) such a
plant
; a legume.
●
Edible
grains
or
seeds
from
leguminous
plants
, especially in a
mature
,
dry
condition
; (countable) a specific
kind of
such a
grain
or seed.
Verb
●
To
emit
or
impel
(something) in
pulses
or waves.
●
In Biology & Chemistry:
To give to (something, especially a cell
culture
) an (increased) amount of a
substance
, such as a
drug
or an
isotopic
label
, over a
short
time.
●
In Cooking:
To
operate
a
food processor
on (some
ingredient
)
in short
bursts
, to
break it
up without
liquidizing
it.
●
In Electronics & Physics:
To
apply
an
electric current
or
signal
that
varies
in
strength
to (something).
●
In Electronics & Physics:
To
manipulate
(an
electric current
,
electromagnetic wave
, etc.) so that it is
emitted
in pulses.
●
To
expand
and
contract
repeatedly
, like an
artery
when blood is
flowing
though it, or the
heart
; to
beat
, to
throb
, to
vibrate
, to pulsate.
●
Of an
activity
, place, or
thing
: to
bustle
with energy and
liveliness
; to pulsate.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pulse
English
pulsus
Latin
pellere
Latin
pello
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Autosoliton
Undulate
Legume
Legumes
Heartbeat
Related
Wave
Pacemaker
Signal
Vibration
Amplitude
Waveform
Rhythm
Pulsation
Ecg
Sensor
Voltage
Current
Frequency
Beam
Laser
Heartbeats
Coil
Wavelength
Oscillator
Waveforms
Flicker
Beat
Transducer
Heart
Detector
Pwm
Loop
Sinusoidal
Spine
Clock
Thermometer
Oscillation
Doppler
Amplifier
Sound
Phototransistor
Waves
Sensation
Photon
Defibrillator
Motor
Vibrate
Breathing
Probe
Output
Heart Rate
Sine Wave
Square Wave
Blood Pressure
Duty Cycle
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