1. (

• pulsation ,
• pulsing ,
• pulse ,
• impulse ,

) (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" ;

2. (

• pulse ,
• pulsation ,
• heartbeat ,
• beat

) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" ;

3. (

• pulse ,
• pulse_rate ,
• heart_rate

) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health ;

4. (

• pulse

) edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) ;

1. (

• pulsate ,
• throb ,
• pulse

) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" ;

2. (

• pulse ,
• pulsate

) 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" ;