PULSE
Scrabble letter values: P3U1L1S1E1 = 7
Definition
- verb expand and contract rhythmically. — synonyms: pulsate, throb
- verb produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses. — synonyms: pulsate
- verb drive by or as if by pulsation.
- noun (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients). — synonyms: pulsation, pulsing, impulse
- noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. — synonyms: pulsation, heartbeat, beat
- noun the rate at which the heart beats. — synonyms: pulse_rate, heart_rate
- noun edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.).
Examples
- “beat rhythmically”
- “The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
- “pulse waves”