pulse
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2.3
- noun
- /pʌls/
:
pulso
- She felt a rapid pulse in her wrist after exercising.
- pulse rate
- pulse pressure
- irregular pulse
His, his blood pressure was falling and his heart rate, his pulse was rising.
- His, his blood pressure was falling and his heart rate, his pulse was rising.
- The eyes, the throat, the pulse, various things that are, you know, less controllable.
- He dropped to the pavement, pulled me up in his lap, and felt for a pulse somewhere in my neck, I guess.
- Yet the pulse oximeter beats steadily like freight cars passing.
- You know because your blood is moving through you and you you have a pulse and you feel your skin is warm, etcetera.
Examples
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The doctor checked my pulse to ensure my heart was beating normally.
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Also, I could hardly feel her pulse.
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This one's pulse is very low.
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Your pulse is a little fast.
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See if he has a pulse.
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Do you still feel a pulse?
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She has a low pulse.
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I felt her pulse.
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According to the heart monitor, Harrison's pulse was in a highly fluctuating state.
Fiction book (1992) -
Next, she felt with her left hand for Alden's pulse on the carotid artery.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A regular rhythm like the sound in music or a heartbeat
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2.3
The regular movement or sound of the heart as it pumps blood
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4.1
A strong repeated beat you can hear or feel
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4.2
The beat felt at the wrist to check heart rate
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5.6
A regular strong beat you feel in your wrist or neck when the heart beats
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9.9
A beat you can feel in your wrist or neck when the heart pushes blood
A regular throbbing in an artery when the heart pumps blood
A pulsing, throbbing feeling in the body like a heartbeat
Compounds
- Specialized
2
4.4
A small device that clips to a finger or earlobe to measure blood oxygen
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1
6.5
A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits
- Specialized
A way of changing a series of pulses, for example their length or strength, to send information
- Specialized
An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times
- Specialized
A device that lets only electrical pulses above a set level pass
- Specialized
A way of sending information by changing the time between short signals
- Indian
A climbing plant grown for its edible seeds and animal feed in dry areas
- Specialized
A device that tests concrete by sending and measuring very high sound pulses
- Specialized
A tool that sends sound waves through concrete to check its strength without breaking it
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pulse comes from Latin pulsare 'to beat', so your pulse is the beat or throb you feel at your wrist when the heart moves blood.