Definition of Pulse

Noun

  • edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
  • the rate at which the heart beats
    usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
    - pulse rate - heart rate
  • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
    "he could feel the beat of her heart"
  • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
    "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"

Verb

  • drive by or as if by pulsation
    "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
  • 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"
  • expand and contract rhythmically
    beat rhythmically
    "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
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Unscramble pulse

37 unscramble word found using the letters pulse.
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