Pulse | Definition In The Essential American English Dictionary

Meaning of pulse in Essential American English Dictionary

pulse

noun us /pʌls/ Add to word list Add to word list the regular movement of blood through your body when your heart is beating: The doctor took (= checked) my pulse.

(Definition of pulse from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional) 規律跳動, 脈搏, （聲波或光波的）脈衝… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 规律跳动, 脉搏, （声波或光波的）脉冲… See more in Spanish pulso, pulsación, pulsada… See more in Portuguese pulso, pulso [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian हृदयाचे, नाडीचे ठोके, स्पंदन… See more 脈拍, 鼓動, 脈（みゃく）… See more nabız, nabız atışı, nabız (atışı)… See more pouls [masculine], pouls, battre… See more pols… See more polsslag, pulseren, kloppen… See more மணிக்கட்டு அல்லது கழுத்தின் பக்கத்தில் உணரப்படும்போது, இதயத்தின் வழக்கமான துடிப்பு, ஒரு குறுகிய… See more (कलाई या गरदन की एक ओर में महसूस होने वाली) धड़कन, नाड़ी, (ध्वनी या प्रकाश का एक नियमित गति से) स्पंदन… See more નાડીનાં ધબકાર, વિદ્યુત સ્પંદન, સંકેત… See more puls, dunke… See more puls, pulsera… See more denyutan nadi, berdebar… See more der Puls, pulsieren… See more puls [masculine], puls, banke… See more بیض, ارتعاش, جلدی جلدی بجلی کا جھٹکا… See more пульс, биття, пульсувати… See more నాడి / క్రమం తప్పకుండా గుండె కొట్టుకోవడం, ప్రత్యేకించి అది మణికట్టు లేదా మెడ వైపున (కొట్టుకుంటున్నట్టు) అనిపించినప్పుడు, తక్కువ సమయం‌లో బిగ్గరగా ధ్వని లేదా కాంతి యొక్క చిన్న ఫ్లాష్ వంటి… See more নাড়ি, ক্ষনকালীন শক্তির নিয়মিত পুনরাবৃত্তি যেমন একটি ছোট, জোরালো শব্দ বা আলোর একটি ছোট ঝলকানি… See more puls, tepat… See more denyut nadi, berdenyut… See more ชีพจร, เต้นเป็นจังหวะ… See more nhịp đập, mạch, đập… See more puls, tętno, pulsować… See more 맥박… See more polso, battito, pulsare… See more Need a translator?

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