• 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"
• 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
• 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"
• drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze Pulsed the air"

'Pulse' in other languages