- the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- a single pulsation, or beat or throb, of the arteries or heart.
- the rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations.
- a single stroke, vibration, or undulation.
- a momentary, sudden fluctuation in an electrical quantity, as in voltage or current.
- a single, abrupt emission of particles or radiation.
- a throb of life, emotion, etc.
- vitality.
- the general attitude, sentiment, preference, etc., as of the public.
- to beat or throb; pulsate.
- to beat, vibrate, or undulate.
- to emit particles or radiation periodically in short bursts.
- to cause to pulse.
- to administer (medication) in interrupted, often concentrated dosages to avoid unwanted side effects.
- the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, as peas, beans, or lentils.
- a plant producing such seeds.
- physiol
- 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
- a single pulsation of the heart or arteries
- physics electronics
- a transient sharp change in voltage, current, or some other quantity normally constant in a system
- one of a series of such transient disturbances, usually recurring at regular intervals and having a characteristic geometric shape
- (as modifier)
- a recurrent rhythmic series of beats, waves, vibrations, etc
- any single beat, wave, etc, in such a series
- bustle, vitality, or excitement
- the feelings or thoughts of a group or society as they can be measured
- to be well-informed about current events
- to beat, throb, or vibrate
- to provide an electronic pulse to operate (a slide projector)
- the edible seeds of any of several leguminous plants, such as peas, beans, and lentils
- the plant producing any of these seeds
