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pulse

1 [puhls] noun, verb, pulsed, puls·ing.
noun
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.
verb (used without object)
10.
to beat or throb; pulsate.
11.
to beat, vibrate, or undulate.
12.
Physics. to emit particles or radiation periodically in short bursts.
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verb (used with object)
13.
to cause to pulse.
14.
Medicine/Medical. to administer (medication) in interrupted, often concentrated dosages to avoid unwanted side effects.
Origin:
1300–50; < Latin pulsus a beat, equivalent to *peld-, base of pellere to set in motion by beating or striking (cf. impel) + -tus, suffix of v. action, with dt < s and backing and raising of e before velar l; replacing Middle English pous < Middle French < Latin, as above

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un·puls·ing, adjective
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pulse1 (pʌls) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  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.  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.  Less common name: impulse (as modifier): a pulse generator
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.  the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured: the pulse of the voters
6.  keep one's finger on the pulse to be well-informed about current events
 
—vb
7.  (intr) to beat, throb, or vibrate
8.  (tr) to provide an electronic pulse to operate (a slide projector)
 
[C14 pous, from Latin pulsus a beating, from pellere to beat]
 
'pulseless1
 
—adj

pulse2 (pʌls) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
2.  the plant producing any of these seeds
 
[C13 pols, from Old French, from Latin puls pottage of pulse]

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pulse
"a throb, a beat," early 14c., from O.Fr. pous (late 12c.), from L. pulsus (in pulsus venarum "beating from the blood in the veins"), pp. of pellere "to push, drive," from PIE *pel- "to shake, swing" (cf. Gk. pallein "to weild, brandish, swing," pelemizein "to shake, cause to tremble"). The verb meaning
"to beat, throb" is first attested 1550s.

pulse
"peas, beans, lentils," c.1300, from O.Fr. pols, from L. puls "thick gruel," probably via Etruscan, from Gk. poltos "porridge."
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Medical Dictionary

pulse (pŭls)
n.
The rhythmical dilation of arteries produced when blood is pumped outward by regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.

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Science Dictionary
pulse   (pŭls)  Pronunciation Key 

  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.

    1. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity, such as an electric current or field.

    2. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity.


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Pulse definition


(Dan. 1:12, 16), R.V. "herbs," vegetable food in general.

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