Pulse

  • 41pulse — I 1. noun 1) the pulse in her neck Syn: heartbeat, pulsation, pulsing, throbbing, pounding 2) the pulse of the train wheels Syn: rhythm, beat, tempo, cadence, pounding, thudding …

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  • 42pulse — 1. noun 1) the pulse in her neck Syn: heartbeat, heart rate 2) the pulse of the engine Syn: rhythm, beat, tempo, pounding, throbbing, thudding, drumming 3) …

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  • 43pulse — [pʌls] noun [C] I the regular movement of blood as your heart pumps it round your body The first thing the doctor does is take your pulse (= check how fast your heart is beating).[/ex] II verb [I] pulse [pʌls] 1) to move with a strong regular… …

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  • 44pulse — I. /pʌls / (say puls) noun 1. the regular throbbing of the arteries caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as felt in an artery at the wrist. 2. a single beat or throb of the arteries or the heart. 3. the rhythmic… …

  • 45pulse — pulsate / pulse [v] quiver, beat drum, fluctuate, hammer, oscillate, palpitate, pound, pump, roar, throb, thrum, thud, thump, tick, vibrate; concepts 147,185 pulse [n] rhythm, beat beating, oscillation, pulsation, stroke, throb, throbbing,… …

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  • 46pulse — English has two separate words pulse. The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English… …

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  • 47pulse — appulse compulse expulse propulse pulse …

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  • 48pulsé — autopropulsé compulsé expulsé propulsé pulsé thermopropulsé …

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  • 49pulse — n. a series of pressure waves within an artery caused by contractions of the left ventricle and corresponding with the heart rate (the number of times the heart beats per minute). It is easily detected on such superficial arteries as the radial… …

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  • 50pulse — pul|se vb., r, de, t; blodet pulser i årerne; pulse på en cigar …

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