nnoun.event(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)Topic:electronics
Synset:impulse pulsation pulsing
Examples:- the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
Derivationally Related Form:pulsatepulse
Hypernyms:undulation wave
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsationwavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heartSynset:beat heartbeat pulsation
Examples:- he could feel the beat of her heart
Derivationally Related Form:beatpulsepulsate
Hypernyms:periodic event recurrent event
Inherited Hypernyms:pulseperiodic eventhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:diastolepoundingsystolethrobthrobbing
Full Hyponyms:diastoleextrasystolesystolethrob
nnoun.timethe rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's healthSynset:heart rate pulse rate
Derivationally Related Form:pulsatepulse
Hypernyms:rate vital sign
Inherited Hypernyms:pulseratemagnitude relationrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsevital signsignevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:femoral pulseradial pulse
Full Hyponyms:femoral pulseradial pulse
nnoun.foodedible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)Hypernyms:legume
Inherited Hypernyms:pulselegumevegetableproducefoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
vverb.motionexpand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmicallySynset:pulsate throb
Examples:- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
Derivationally Related Form:pulsethrobpulsation
Hypernyms:beat pound thump
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsatebeatmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: pulsate, pulse, throb) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: pulsate, pulse, throb)
vverb.creationproduce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulsesSynset:pulsate
Examples:- pulse waves
- a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube
Derivationally Related Form:pulsingpulsepulsation
Hypernyms:create make produce
Inherited Hypernyms:pulseproduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.motiondrive by or as if by pulsationExamples:- A soft breeze pulsed the air
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:pulsemove
Causes:pulsate pulse throb
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something