pulse

/pəls/ nounverb
5 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1

The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart.

2

The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health.

3

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

4

Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.).

VERB
1

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

Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.

3

Drive by or as if by pulsation.

“A soft breeze pulsed the air”

WORD FORMS
Related formpulsate
Related formpulsing
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