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pulse 1
(pŭls)n.
1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.
2.
a. A regular or rhythmical beating.
b. A single beat or throb.
3. Physics
a. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity: a pulse of current; a pulse of radiation.
b. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity.
4. The perceptible emotions or sentiments of a group of people: "a man who had ... his finger on the pulse of America" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.).
v. pulsed, puls·ing, puls·es
v.intr.
1. To pulsate; beat: "The nation pulsed with music and proclamation, with rages and moral pretensions" (Lance Morrow).
2. Physics To undergo a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by brief, sudden changes in a quantity.
v.tr.
Idiom: To chop in short bursts, as in a food processor: The cook pulsed the leeks and added some coriander.
take the pulse of
To judge the mood or views of (a political electorate, for example): The politician was able to take the pulse of the grass-roots voters.
[Middle English pous, puls, from Old French pous, pulz, from Latin pulsus, from past participle of pellere, to beat; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
pulse 2
(pŭls)n.
1. The edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as lentils and chickpeas.
2. A plant yielding these seeds.
[Middle English pols, puls, from Latin puls, pottage of meal and pulse, probably ultimately from Greek poltos.]
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pulse
(pʌls)n
1. (Physiology) physiol
a. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of an artery at each beat of the heart, often discernible to the touch at points such as the wrists
b. a single pulsation of the heart or arteries
2. (Electronics) physics electronics
a. a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system
b. one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape
c. (as modifier): a pulse generator. Less common name: impulse
3. (General Physics) physics electronics
a. a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system
b. one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape
c. (as modifier): a pulse generator. Less common name: impulse
4.
a. a recurrent rhythmic series of beats, waves, vibrations, etc
b. any single beat, wave, etc, in such a series
5. bustle, vitality, or excitement: the pulse of a city.
6. (Sociology) the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured: the pulse of the voters.
7. keep one's finger on the pulse to be well-informed about current events
vb
8. (intr) to beat, throb, or vibrate
9. (tr) to provide an electronic pulse to operate (a slide projector)
[C14 pous, from Latin pulsus a beating, from pellere to beat]
ˈpulseless adj
pulse
(pʌls)n
1. (Cookery) the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
2. (Plants) the plant producing any of these seeds
[C13 pols, from Old French, from Latin puls pottage of pulse]
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pulse1
(pʌls)n., v. pulsed, puls•ing. n.
1. the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, esp. as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
2. a single pulsation of the arteries or heart.
3. a stroke, vibration, or undulation, or a rhythmic series of these.
4. the prevailing attitudes or sentiments, as of the public.
5. a momentary, sudden fluctuation in an electrical quantity, as in voltage or current.
6. a single, abrupt emission of particles or radiation.
v.i. 7. to beat or throb; pulsate.
8. to vibrate or undulate.
9. to emit particles or radiation periodically in short bursts.
v.t. 10. to cause to pulse.
[1375–1425; Middle English puls < Latin pulsus beating, striking, pulse, derivative (with -tus suffix of v. action) of pellere to beat, strike]
pulse2
(pʌls)n.
1. the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, as peas or beans.
2. a plant producing such seeds.
[1250–1300; Middle English puls (< Old French pouls) < Latin: porridge of spelt or another grain. compare poultice]
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pulse
(pŭls) The rhythmical expansion and contraction of the arteries as blood is pumped through them by the beating of the heart.
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pulse
- light year - Not a length of time but a distance, the distance a pulse of light travels in one year (about 5.88 trillion miles).
- pea - Comes from Greek pison, "pulse, pease."
- asphyxia - Its original meaning was stoppage of the pulse.
- ictus - The beat of the pulse, based on the Latin word for "stroke."
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pulse
Past participle: pulsed
Gerund: pulsing
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pulse
The regular throbbing of an artery, which can be felt as it expands each time the heart pumps blood through it.
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| Noun | 1. |  pulse - (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"electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| 2. |  pulse - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals diastole - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood systole - the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | |
| 3. |  pulse - the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's healthvital sign - sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak" femoral pulse - pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin) radial pulse - pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist) rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" | |
| 4. | pulse - edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | |
| Verb | 1. | pulse - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" |
| 2. | pulse - 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" |
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pulse
noun
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pulse
nounA periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:
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Translations
نَبْضنَبْضَةيَنْبض، يَخْفق
pulsteptepat
pulsdunke
syke
puls
pulzus
púlsslá, hamast
脈拍
맥박
pulsaspulsavimaspulsuoti
pulsētpulss
pulz
utrip
puls
ชีพจร
mạch
pulse
1 [pʌls]A. N (Anat) → pulso m (Phys) → pulsación f (fig) [of drums, music] → ritmo m, compás m
to take sb's pulse → tomar el pulso a algn
he keeps his finger on the company's pulse → está tomando constantemente el pulso a la compañía, se mantiene al tanto de lo que pasa en la compañía
to take sb's pulse → tomar el pulso a algn
he keeps his finger on the company's pulse → está tomando constantemente el pulso a la compañía, se mantiene al tanto de lo que pasa en la compañía
pulse
2 [pʌls] N (Bot, Culin) → legumbre fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pulse
[ˈpʌls] n
[person] → pouls m
to take sb's pulse, to feel sb's pulse → prendre le pouls de qn
The nurse felt his pulse → L'infirmière a pris son pouls.
to have one's finger on the pulse → prendre la température
to have one's finger on the pulse of sth → prendre le pouls de qch, prendre la température de qch
to take sb's pulse, to feel sb's pulse → prendre le pouls de qn
The nurse felt his pulse → L'infirmière a pris son pouls.
to have one's finger on the pulse → prendre la température
to have one's finger on the pulse of sth → prendre le pouls de qch, prendre la température de qch
(= beat) [music] → pulsation f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pulse
1n (Anat) → Puls m; (Phys) → Impuls m; (fig: of drums, music) → Rhythmus m; pulse beat → Pulsschlag m; to feel or take somebody’s pulse → jdm den Puls fühlen; he felt the pulse of life in his veins → er spürte, wie das Leben in seinen Adern pulsierte; he still has or keeps his finger on the pulse of economic affairs → er hat in Wirtschaftsfragen immer noch den Finger am Puls der Zeit
pulse
2n (Bot, Cook) → Hülsenfrucht f
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pulse
[pʌls] n (Anat) → polso (Phys) → impulso (fig) (of drums, music) → vibrazione fto feel or take sb's pulse → sentire or tastare il polso a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pulse
(pals) noun the regular beating of the heart, which can be checked by feeling the pumping action of the artery in the wrist. The doctor felt/took her pulse.
verb to throb.
pulsate (palˈseit) , ((American) ˈpalseit) verb to beat or throb.
pulsation (palˈseiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pulse
→ نَبْضَة tep puls Puls σφυγμός pulso syke pouls puls battito cardiaco 脈拍 맥박 polsslag puls puls pulso пульс puls ชีพจร nabız mạch 脉搏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pulse
n. pulso, dilatación arterial rítmica que gen. coincide con los latidos cardíacos;
alternating ___ → ___ alternante;
bigeminal ___ → ___ bigeminado;
bounding ___ → ___ saltón;
dorsalis pedis ___ → ___ de la arteria dorsal del pie;
femoral ___ → ___ femoral;
filiform ___ → ___ filiforme;
full ___ → ___ lleno;
irregular ___ → ___ irregular;
peripheral ___ → ___ periférico;
___ pressure → presión del pulso, diferencia entre la presión sistólica y la diastólica;
radial ___ → ___ radial;
rapid ___ → ___ rápido;
regular ___ → ___ regular;
water hammer ___ → ___ en martillo de agua. V. cuadro en la página 218.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pulse
n pulso; I’m going to take your pulse..Voy a tomarle el pulso..pulse of steroids..pulso de esteroides; carotid (radial, etc.) — pulso carotídeo (radial, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.