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")
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")
pulse, pulse rate, heart rate -- (the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)
pulse -- (edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.))
Overview of verb pulse
The verb pulse has 3 senses
pulsate, throb, pulse -- (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it")
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")
pulse -- (drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air")
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