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to pulse

to pulse

12 8.2
To make electrical or light signals in short bursts
  • verb
  • /pʌls/
  • Specialized
translation icon : emitir pulsos
  • To achieve the right consistency, pulse the ingredients together several times.
  • pulsed laser
  • pulsed signals
  • pulsed electromagnetic waves

The light seemed to pulse from the facade of the brick building.

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Examples

  • You should pulse the mixture in the food processor until it becomes smooth.

  • OK, You just want to like pulse it and then like one big squeeze at the end.

  • I will pulse the power grid twice.

  • You press it and it pulses a few times and then the car turns on and it turns red.

  • The light seemed to pulse from the facade of the brick building.

  • Earlier tonight, this stadium pulsed with excitement over an incredible performance by country superstar Kelly Canter.

  • In response, the sphere pulsed wildly, its version of hoots of laughter.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • When using the blender, simply pulse it for short bursts to avoid over-mixing.

Synonyms

flash
vsto pulse
273 1.7

A sudden, brief burst of bright light, for example from a camera

produce repeated short bursts rather than a single sudden burst
to pulsate
vsto pulse
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To send short bursts of energy at regular times

is the same meaning but uses a longer verb form with an -ate ending

Phrasal Verbs

Feel your wrist or neck to count how fast your heart is beating

to palp the pulse
  • Specialized
8.9

To feel a person's wrist or neck to check their heartbeat

Compounds

8 2.8

Number of times the heart beats in one minute

radial pulse
  • Specialized
2 4.2

The beat felt at the wrist to check heart rate

femoral pulse
  • Specialized
2 6.0

A beat you can feel in the groin that shows blood flow to the leg

pulse oximeter
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A small device that clips to a finger or earlobe to measure blood oxygen

The busy, lively feeling you get from a city's streets and people

pulse generator
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A device that makes short electric signals to test or measure circuits

pulse modulation
  • Specialized
7.2

A way of changing a series of pulses, for example their length or strength, to send information

A steady beat in music you can feel in your body or emotions

pulse timing circuit
  • Specialized
8.3

An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times

pulse counter
  • Specialized
4.2

A device that counts small electric signals from machines

pulse height analyzer
  • Specialized
8.2

A device that lets only electrical pulses above a set level pass

pulse-time modulation
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of sending information by changing the time between short signals

9.9

A climbing plant grown for its edible seeds and animal feed in dry areas

8.5

A device that tests concrete by sending and measuring very high sound pulses

A tool that sends sound waves through concrete to check its strength without breaking it

How Rhythmic

to throb
8 3.1
to pulse
  • Specialized
12 8.2
to pulsate
13 4.1
flutter
11 2.7
to flicker
60 3.6

Surface Forms

pulse infinitive
pulsed past
pulsed past participle
pulsing present participle
pulses third person singular

Etymology

The verb pulse comes from Latin pulsare 'to beat', so to pulse a machine or signal is to make it give short 'beats' or bursts of energy at regular times.