pulse

noun

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

Similar word(s): impulse, pulsation, pulsing

Definition categories: event, undulation, wave

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

Similar word(s): beat, heartbeat, pulsation

Definition categories: event

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

Definition categories: time, rate

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

Definition categories: food, legume

verb

1. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

Similar word(s): pulsate, throb

Definition categories: motion, beat, pound, thump

2. 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

Similar word(s): pulsate

Definition categories: creation, create, make, produce

3. drive by or as if by pulsation

- A soft breeze pulsed the air

Definition categories: motion, displace, move