pulse

[US]/pʌls/
[UK]/pʌls/
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Translation

n. the regular beating of the heart or an artery, especially as felt through the walls of the arteries; a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, or other wave.
vt. cause to throb or beat rhythmically; to send out a sudden, strong flow of a particular liquid or sound.
vi. beat or throb in a rhythmic manner; to move or travel in a particular direction with a steady, regular rhythm.

Phrases & Collocations

Check the pulse

Weak pulse

Irregular pulse

Strong pulse

Rapid pulse

Slow pulse

pulse width

pulse generator

pulse width modulation

pulse wave

pulse compression

electromagnetic pulse

pressure pulse

pulse duration

pulse frequency

optical pulse

pulse energy

single pulse

pulse pressure

pulse rate

pulse modulation

narrow pulse

pulse transformer

electric pulse

pulse shape

electrical pulse

Example Sentences

the pulse of the nation

a pulse of current; a pulse of radiation.

The patient’s pulse quickened.

a pulse rate of 40 bpm.

a two-tone pulse signal.

The child's pulse is now even.

My pulse beats normally.

His pulse was at a hundred.

Then the effect is to steepen the flanks of the pulse spectrum.

felt the runner's pulse;

His pulse was at as high as a hundred.

Two pulse generators, the Gaussian pulse generator and the monocycle generator, are designed, fabricated, and experimentally demonstrated.

inaudible pulses of high-frequency sound.

light pulses interfere constructively in a fibre to emit a pulse.

the idea was enough to set my pulse racing .

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