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heartbeat

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heart·beat  (härtbt)
n.
1. A single complete pulsation of the heart.
2. A vital force or driving impulse: Broadway is the heartbeat of the New York City theater world.
3. An instant: The police arrived at the scene in a heartbeat.

heartbeat [ˈhɑːtˌbiːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) one complete pulsation of the heart See diastole, systole
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heartbeatheartbeat - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
diastole - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
systole - the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
throbbing, pounding, throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
2.heartbeatheartbeat - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
3.heartbeat - an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
force - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
Translations
heartbeat [ˈhɑːtbiːt] N (gen) → latido m del corazón
heartbeat [ˈhɑːrtbiːt] nbattement m de cœur
heartbeat [ˈhɑːtˌbiːt] n (single) → pulsazione f; (rate) → battiti mpl del cuore
heartbeat [ˈhɑːtˌbiːt] n (single) → pulsazione f; (rate) → battiti mpl del cuore


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While it endures, the temperature falls, the respiration disappears, the heartbeat is indistinguishable--in fact, it IS death, save that it is evanescent.
She lay back that white an' still she might easy be dead; but Miss Polly said she wa'n't dead--an' Miss Polly had oughter know, if any one would--she kept up such a listenin' an' a feelin' for her heartbeats an' her breath
He stopped beside her, feeling for her pulse and then listening for her heartbeats.
 
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