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| pulse [ pulss ] |
noun (plural puls·es) |
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1. regular beat of blood flow: the regular expansion and contraction of an artery, caused by the heart pumping blood through the body. It can be felt through an artery that is near the surface such as the one in the wrist on the same side as the thumb.
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2. single beat of blood flow: a single expansion and contraction of an artery, caused by a beat of the heart
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3. rhythmic beat: a beat or throb, e.g. of a drum, or a series of rhythmic beats or throbs
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4. change or repeating change in magnitude: a brief temporary change in a normally constant quantity, e.g. in a voltage, or a series of intermittent disturbances that are regular in form and frequency of occurrence
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5. current attitudes: the sentiments, opinions, or attitudes current in a society or group
  a reporter with his finger on the pulse of the nation
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6. vitality: energy and excitement
I love the pulse of city life.
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intransitive verb (past and past participle pulsed, present participle puls·ing, 3rd person present singular puls·es) |
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1. beat rhythmically: to move or throb with a strong regular rhythm
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2. physics undergo brief sudden changes: to undergo a series of brief sudden changes in quantity, e.g. in voltage
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3. be energetic: to be full of energy and excitement
an area pulsing with creative energy
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin puls-, past participle of pellere "to beat"] |
