| NOUN | event | pulse, pulsation, pulsing, impulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
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| event | pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | |
| time | pulse, pulse rate, heart rate | the rate at which the heart beats | |
| food | pulse | edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) | |
| VERB | motion | pulse, pulsate, throb | expand and contract rhythmically |
| creation | pulse, pulsate | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | |
| motion | pulse | drive by or as if by pulsation |
| Sounds | pah'ls | |
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| Rhymes | impulse ... repulse: 3 rhymes with ahls... | |
| Meaning | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients). | |
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| Synonyms | pulsation, pulsing, impulse | |
| Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | pulsación, pulso | |
| Verbs | pulse, pulsate | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses |
| Meaning | The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. | |
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| Synonyms | pulsation, heartbeat, beat | |
| Narrower | diastole | The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood |
| systole | The contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | |
| throb, throbbing, pounding | An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | |
| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
| Spanish | latido, pulsación, pulso | |
| Catalan | batec, bategada, palpitació | |
| Verbs | pulsate, pulse | expand and contract rhythmically |
| Meaning | The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health. | |
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| Synonyms | pulse rate, heart rate | |
| Narrower | femoral pulse | pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin) |
| radial pulse | pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist) | |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| vital sign | Sign of life | |
| Spanish | pulso | |
| Catalan | freqüència cardíaca | |
| Verbs | pulsate, pulse | expand and contract rhythmically |
| Meaning | edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.). | |
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| Broader | legume | The seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) |
| Spanish | legumbre | |
| Catalan | llegum | |
| Meaning | Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The crowds pulse in the streets; The streets pulse with crowds | |
| Synonyms | pulsate, throb | |
| Caused by | pulse | Drive by or as if by pulsation |
| Broader | beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| Similar to | pulsate, beat, quiver | Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion |
| Spanish | latir, palpitar, pulsar | |
| Catalan | palpitar, polsar | |
| Nouns | pulse | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
| pulse | the rate at which the heart beats | |
| Meaning | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonym | pulsate | |
| Broader | produce, make, create | create or manufacture a man-made product |
| Nouns | pulsing, pulse | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) |
| Meaning | Drive by or as if by pulsation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "A soft breeze pulsed the air" | |
| Cause to | pulsate, throb, pulse | Expand and contract rhythmically |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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