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pulses
pulse 1 P0656200 (pŭls)n.1. The rhythmical throbbing of arteries produced by the regular contractions of the heart, especially as palpated at the wrist or in the neck.2. a. A regular or rhythmical beating.b. A single beat or throb.3. Physics a. A brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity: a pulse of current; a pulse of radiation.b. Any of a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by a brief sudden change in a quantity.4. The perceptible emotions or sentiments of a group of people: "a man who had ... his finger on the pulse of America" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.).v. pulsed, puls·ing, puls·es v.intr.1. To pulsate; beat: "The nation pulsed with music and proclamation, with rages and moral pretensions" (Lance Morrow).2. Physics To undergo a series of intermittent occurrences characterized by brief, sudden changes in a quantity.v.tr. To chop in short bursts, as in a food processor: The cook pulsed the leeks and added some coriander.Idiom: take the pulse of To judge the mood or views of (a political electorate, for example): The politician was able to take the pulse of the grass-roots voters.
[Middle English pous, puls, from Old French pous, pulz, from Latin pulsus, from past participle of pellere, to beat; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
pulse 2 P0656200 (pŭls)n.1. The edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as lentils and chickpeas.2. A plant yielding these seeds.
[Middle English pols, puls, from Latin puls, pottage of meal and pulse, probably ultimately from Greek poltos.]Translations
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