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pulse

(p/@/ls )

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)(noun.event)

Synonym:
impulse, pulsation, pulsing

source: wordnet30
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart(noun.event)

Synonym:
beat, heartbeat, pulsation

source: wordnet30
the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health(noun.time)

Synonym:
heart rate, pulse rate

source: wordnet30
edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
Leguminous plants, or their seeds, as beans, pease, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
The beating or throbbing of the heart or blood vessels, especially of the arteries.(noun)

source: webster1913

expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically(verb.motion)

Synonym:
pulsate, throb

source: wordnet30
produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses(verb.creation)

Example:
Pulse waves.
A transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube.

Synonym:
pulsate

source: wordnet30
drive by or as if by pulsation(verb.motion)

Example:
A soft breeze pulsed the air.

source: wordnet30
To beat, as the arteries; to move in pulses or beats; to pulsate; to throb.(verb)

source: webster1913
To drive by a pulsation; to cause to pulsate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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