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Definitions for Pulse

[1] the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
[2] a single pulsation, or beat or throb, of the arteries or heart.
[3] the rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations.
[4] a single stroke, vibration, or undulation.
[5] Electricity . a momentary, sudden fluctuation in an electrical quantity, as in voltage or current.
[6] Physics . a single, abrupt emission of particles or radiation.
[7] a throb of life, emotion, etc.
[8] vitality.
[9] the general attitude, sentiment, preference, etc., as of the public.
[10] to beat or throb; pulsate.
[11] to beat, vibrate, or undulate.
[12] Physics . to emit particles or radiation periodically in short bursts.
[13] to cause to pulse.
[14] Medicine/Medical . to administer (medication) in interrupted, often concentrated dosages to avoid unwanted side effects.
[15] the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, as peas, beans, or lentils.
[16] a plant producing such seeds.
[17] physiol 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 a single pulsation of the heart or arteries
[18] physics electronics a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape (as modifier ) a pulse generator Less common name: impulse
[19] a recurrent rhythmic series of beats, waves, vibrations, etc any single beat, wave, etc, in such a series
[20] bustle, vitality, or excitement the pulse of a city
[21] the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured the pulse of the voters
[22] keep one's finger on the pulse to be well-informed about current events
[23] (intr) to beat, throb, or vibrate
[24] (tr) to provide an electronic pulse to operate (a slide projector)
[25] the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
[26] the plant producing any of these seeds

Words related to Pulse

vibration, oscillation, throb, stroke, beating, pulsation, throbbing

Words nearby Pulse

pulsating star, pulsation, pulsative, pulsator, pulsatory, pulse, pulse code modulation, pulse deficit, pulse dialing, pulse generator, pulse height analyser

Origin of Pulse

21250–1300; Middle English puls < Latin: thick pap of meal, pulse. See poultice

Other words from Pulse

un·puls·ing , adjective

Word origin for Pulse

C13 pols, from Old French, from Latin puls pottage of pulse

Synonyms for Pulse

vibration, beating, oscillation, pulsation, stroke, throb, throbbing