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1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
   "the pulses seemed to be coming from a star";
   - pulsation, pulsing, impulse
    
2. The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
   "he could feel the pulse of her heart";
   - pulsation, heartbeat, beat
    
3. The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
   - pulse rate, heart rate
    
4. Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas, beans or lentils etc.)

1. Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
   "The baby's heart was pulsing again after the surgeon massaged it";
   - pulsate, throb
    
2. Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
   "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"; "pulse waves";
   - pulsate
    
3. Drive by or as if by pulsation
   "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

Derived forms: pulsed, pulses, pulsing

Type of: beat, create, displace, legume, make, move, periodic event, pound, produce, rate, recurrent event, thump, undulation, vital sign, wave

Encyclopedia: Pulse