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Definition pulse in British English

pulse noun

[countable] noun
/pʌls/
1

the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it round the body

Example

She felt his wrist, checking for a pulse.

Synonyms and related words
A ABO system anticoagulant
1.1

the rate of someone's pulse, especially the number of movements that you can feel in a minute

Example

I had a pulse of 75.

Example

The nurse took my pulse.

Synonyms and related words
A ABO system anticoagulant
2

an amount of physical energy, for example electricity, light, or sound, that something produces for a short time

Example

a star that emits regular pulses of radio waves

Synonyms and related words
biofuel biogas biomass
3

a sudden strong feeling that affects you for a short time

Example

a pulse of desire

Synonyms and related words
fit impulse surge
Synonyms and related words
A b bass
5

to follow something closely

Example

Read magazines such as Forbes, Fortune, TIME and The Economist, just to keep a pulse on the world.

Definition pulse in British English