- pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
--1 is a kind of wave, undulation
Derived forms: verb pulse2, verb pulsate3 - pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
--2 is a kind of periodic event, recurrent event
--2 has particulars: diastole; systole; throb, throbbing, poundingDerived forms: verb pulse1, verb pulsate1 - pulse, pulse rate, heart rate - the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
--3 is a kind of vital sign; rate
--3 has particulars: femoral pulse; radial pulseDerived forms: verb pulse1, verb pulsate1 - pulse - edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
--4 is a kind of legume
- pulsate, throb, pulse - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
--1 is one way to beat, pound, thump
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun pulse3, noun pulse2
The crowds pulse in the streets
The streets pulse with crowds
- pulse, pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
--2 is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun pulse1, noun pulsing1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- pulse - drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something