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Word: Pulse
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin pulsus ‘beating’, from pellere ‘to drive, beat’
pʌls
a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck
Short Definition:rhythmical throbbing of blood in arteries
Examples:- the doctor found a faint pulse
- the idea was enough to set my pulse racing
a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, or other wave
Short Definition:vibration or burst of sound, light, etc.
Examples:- a pulse of gamma rays
- a pulse generator
the central point of energy and organization in an area or activity
Short Definition:central point of energy and organization
Examples:- those close to the financial and economic pulse maintain that there have been fundamental changes
a measured amount of an isotopic label given to a culture of cells.
Short Definition:measured amount of isotopic label
Word: Pulse
Speech Type: Verb
pʌls
throb rhythmically; pulsate
Short Definition:pulsate
Examples:- a knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed
modulate (a wave or beam) so that it becomes a series of pulses
Short Definition:modulate wave or beam into series of pulses
Examples:- the current was pulsed
- pulsed outputs
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