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English noun: pulse | |||
| 1. | pulse (event) (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) | ||
| Samples | The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star. | ||
| Synonyms | impulse, pulsation, pulsing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undulation, wave | ||
| Domain category | electronics | ||
| 2. | pulse (event) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | ||
| Samples | He could feel the beat of her heart. | ||
| Synonyms | beat, heartbeat, pulsation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diastole, pounding, systole, throb, throbbing | ||
| 3. | pulse (time) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health | ||
| Synonyms | heart rate, pulse rate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rate, vital sign | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | femoral pulse, radial pulse | ||
| 4. | pulse (food) edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legume | ||
English verb: pulse | |||
| 1. | pulse (motion) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | ||
| Samples | The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it. | ||
| Examples | The crowds pulse in the streets, The streets pulse with crowds | ||
| Synonyms | pulsate, throb | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, pound, thump | ||
| Verb group | beat, pulsate, quiver | ||
| 2. | pulse (creation) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | ||
| Samples | Pulse waves. A transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube. | ||
| Synonyms | pulsate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make, produce | ||
| 3. | pulse (motion) drive by or as if by pulsation | ||
| Samples | A soft breeze pulsed the air. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Cause | pulsate, pulse, throb | ||
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