pulse

Noun

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

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

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  • he could feel the beat of her heart
    

• (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
    

Verb

• drive by or as if by pulsation
  • A soft breeze pulsed the air
    

• 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
    

• expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
  • The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pulse rate , heart rate , pulsation , heartbeat , beat , pulsing , impulse , pulsate , throb