pulse

1. 1.

   (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”

   Synonymspulsationpulsingimpulse

   Broaderwave

   electronics

2. 2.

   the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

   “he could feel the beat of her heart”

   Synonymspulsationheartbeatbeat

   Broaderperiodic event

   Narrowerdiastolesystolethrob
3. 3.

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

   Synonymspulse rateheart rate

   Broadervital signrate

   Narrowerfemoral pulseradial pulse
4. 4.

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

   Broaderlegume

1. 1.

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

   “The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”

   Synonymspulsatethrob

   Broaderbeat
2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymspulsate

   Broaderproduce
3. 3.

   drive by or as if by pulsation

   “A soft breeze pulsed the air”

   Broadermove

Other forms of pulse

plural

pulses·

past tense

pulsed·

present participle

pulsing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pulse

What does pulse mean?

pulse means "(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pulse?

pulse has 1 syllable: pulse. In IPA it is /ˈpʌls/.

What is another word for pulse?

Close synonyms include pulsation, pulsing, impulse, pulsation, heartbeat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pulse a common word?

pulse is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pulse?

1 word rhymes with pulse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.