pulse 1 (p ls)n. 1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck. 2. a. A regular or rhythmical beating. b. A single beat or throb. 3. Physics a. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity: a pulse of current; a pulse of radiation. b. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity. 4. The perceptible emotions or sentiments of a group of people: "a man who had . . . his finger on the pulse of America" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.) intr.v. pulsed, puls·ing, puls·es Idiom: 1. To pulsate; beat: "The nation pulsed with music and proclamation, with rages and moral pretensions" (Lance Morrow). 2. Physics To undergo a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by brief, sudden changes in a quantity. take the pulse of To judge the mood or views of (a political electorate, for example): The politician was able to take the pulse of the grass-roots voters. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pulsus, from past participle of pellere, to beat; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
| pulse 2 (pls) n. 1. The edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as peas and beans. 2. A plant yielding these seeds. [Middle English pols, from Old French, from Latin puls, pottage of meal and pulse, probably ultimately from Greek poltos.] |
pulse1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol
a. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of an artery at each beat of the heart, often discernible to the touch at points such as the wrists
b. a single pulsation of the heart or arteries
2. (Electronics) (Physics / General Physics) Physics electronics
a. a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system
b. one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape
c. (as modifier) a pulse generator Less common name impulse
3.
a. a recurrent rhythmic series of beats, waves, vibrations, etc.
b. any single beat, wave, etc., in such a series
4. bustle, vitality, or excitement the pulse of a city
5. (Sociology) the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured the pulse of the voters
keep one's finger on the pulse to be well-informed about current events
vb
(intr) to beat, throb, or vibrate
[C14 pous, from Latin pulsus a beating, from pellere to beat]
pulseless adj
pulse2
n
1. (Cookery) the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the plant producing any of these seeds
[C13 pols, from Old French, from Latin puls pottage of pulse]
| pulse (pls) 1. The rhythmic expansion and contraction of the arteries as blood is pumped through them by the heart. The pulse can be felt at several parts of the body, as over the carotid and radial arteries. 2. A dose of a medication or other substance given over a short period of time, usually repetitively. 3. a. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity, such as an electric current or field. b. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity. |
pulse
- light year - Not a length of time but a distance, the distance a pulse of light travels in one year (about 5.88 trillion miles).
- pea - Comes from Greek pison, "pulse, pease."
- asphyxia - Its original meaning was stoppage of the pulse.
- ictus - The beat of the pulse, based on the Latin word for "stroke."
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pulse - (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"electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| 2. |  pulse - 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 | |
| 3. |  pulse - the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's healthvital sign - sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak" femoral pulse - pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin) radial pulse - pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist) rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" | |
| 4. | pulse - edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | |
| Verb | 1. | pulse - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| 2. | pulse - 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" | |
| 3. | pulse - drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air" |
pulse
noun
Translations
pulse1 [pʌls]
pulse2 [pʌls] N (Bot, Culin) → legumbre f
A. N (Anat) → pulso m (Phys) → pulsación f (fig) [of drums, music] → ritmo m, compás m
to take sb's pulse → tomar el pulso a algn
he keeps his finger on the company's pulse → está tomando constantemente el pulso a la compañía, se mantiene al tanto de lo que pasa en la compañía
to take sb's pulse → tomar el pulso a algn
he keeps his finger on the company's pulse → está tomando constantemente el pulso a la compañía, se mantiene al tanto de lo que pasa en la compañía
pulse2 [pʌls] N (Bot, Culin) → legumbre f
pulse [ˈpʌls]
n
[person] → pouls m
to take sb's pulse, to feel sb's pulse → prendre le pouls de qn
The nurse felt his pulse → L'infirmière a pris son pouls.
to have one's finger on the pulse → prendre la température
to have one's finger on the pulse of sth → prendre le pouls de qch, prendre la température de qch
to take sb's pulse, to feel sb's pulse → prendre le pouls de qn
The nurse felt his pulse → L'infirmière a pris son pouls.
to have one's finger on the pulse → prendre la température
to have one's finger on the pulse of sth → prendre le pouls de qch, prendre la température de qch
(= beat) [music] → pulsation f
pulse1
pulse2
n (Anat) → Puls m; (Phys) → Impuls m; (fig: of drums, music) → Rhythmus m; pulse beat → Pulsschlag m; to feel or take somebody’s pulse → jdm den Puls fühlen; he felt the pulse of life in his veins → er spürte, wie das Leben in seinen Adern pulsierte; he still has or keeps his finger on the pulse of economic affairs → er hat in Wirtschaftsfragen immer noch den Finger am Puls der Zeit
pulse2
n (Bot, Cook) → Hülsenfrucht f
pulse [pʌls] n (Anat) → polso (Phys) → impulso (fig) (of drums, music) → vibrazione f
to feel or take sb's pulse → sentire or tastare il polso a qn
to feel or take sb's pulse → sentire or tastare il polso a qn
n pulse [pals]
the regular beating of the heart, which can be checked by feeling the pumping action of the artery in the wrist The doctor felt/took her pulse. pols نَبْض пулc puls puls der Puls σφυγμός pulso pulss نبض syke pouls דוֹפֶק नब्ज, नाड़ी pulzus denyut nadi púls polso 脈博 맥박 pulsas pulss denyutan nadi polsslag puls puls, tętno pulso puls пульс pulz utrip puls puls ชีพจร nabız (atışı) 脈博 пульс; биття دل کي دھڑکن، بنض nhịp đập; mạch 脉博
v
to throb. pols يَنْبض، يَخْفق пулсирам tepat dunke pulsieren σφύζω, πάλλομαι latir, palpitar tuikama تپیدن sykkiä battre לִפעוֹם स्पन्दन करना, धड़काना lüktet berdenyut slá, hamast pulsare, battere 脈打つ 맥박 치다 pulsuoti pulsēt berdebar pulseren, kloppen banke, pulsere pulsować pulsar a bate биться pulzovať utripati pulsirati pulsera เต้นเป็นจังหวะ atmak, çarpmak (心臟)跳動 пульсувати, битися دھڑکنا đập （心脏）跳动
v pulsate [palˈseit, (American ) ˈpalseit]
to beat or throb. pols, klop يَنْبُض، يخْفِق пулсирам pulsovat slå; dunke pulsieren πάλλομαι latir, palpitar tuksuma, pulseerima تپیدن؛ زدن sykkiä battre לְהַפעִים धड़कना, फड़कना lüktet berdenyut slá pulsare, battere 脈打つ 고동치다, 맥박 치다 pulsuoti pulsēt berdenyut pulseren slå, pulsere, dunke pulsować pulsar a pulsa, a bate биться, пульсировать pulzovať utripati pulsirati pulsera เต้นเป็นจังหวะ atmak, çarpmak (心臟)跳動 пульсувати; вібрувати دھڑکنا، پھڑکنا đập （心脏）跳动
n pulsation [palˈseiʃən]
polsing نَبْض، خَفَقان، نَبْضَه биене pulsování pulseren das Pulsieren σφυγμός, παλμός pulsación tukse تپش sykintä pulsation פְּעִימָה स्पन्दन (ér)verés, lüktetés denyutan sláttur pulsazione, battito 脈博 고동, 맥박, 파동, (고의로 화를 내어) 남의 몸과 접촉하는 일 pulsavimas pulsācija denyutan pulsatie, klopping hjerteslag, pulsering pulsacja pulsação pulsaţie пульсация pulzovanie utripanje pulsiranje pulserande การเต้นเป็นจังหวะ nabız atışı, vuruş 跳動 пульсація دھڑکن، ارتعاش nhịp tim đập 跳动
pulse → نبضة tep puls Puls σφυγμός pulso syke pouls puls battito cardiaco 脈拍 맥박 pols puls puls pulso пульс puls ชีพจร nabız mạch 脉搏
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