pulse
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.
Other meanings
The rate of this beat as an indication of a person's health.
A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.
Synonyms
- heart rate
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "pulsus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pulse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.